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Beyond Our Ken
Luke Walker, Melissa Maclean 2007
Categories: Make Me A Believer
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Run time: 87 min. | Australia | Language: English
In this riveting and disturbing doc, filmmakers Luke Walker and Melissa Mclean obtain unprecedented access to a controversial Australian "spiritual enlightenment" organization called Kenja. Founded in 1982 by leader Ken Dyers and wife Jan Hamilton, Kenja members and supporters claim that the group offers a Utopia where life's purpose is defined, the human spirit discovered and the universe itself explained. Meanwhile, during its 25-year lifetime, Kenja has been derided in the media as a "secretive cult," and Ken described as a "seedy conman." Families blame the group for the disappearance of loved ones. As the people of Kenja prepare to defend themselves in the latest of several court cases, Ken and Jan invite the filmmakers into their spiritual enlightenment centre. Through remarkable vérité footage and candid interviews, Beyond Our Ken explores the anatomy and ambiguity of the cult enigma. We discover the extent to which environment defines our reality, a reality as fragile as the truth.
-Shannon Abel

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director
Luke Walker, Melissa Maclean
 
producer
Luke Walker
composer
Gideon Preiss
Jules Pascoe
cinematographer
Adrian Price
Luke Walker
Melissa Maclean
editor
Luke Walker
Stefan Markworth
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Rated 3.0/5 Stars
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The cult being investigated in this film took the time to come up from Australia and leaflet people waiting in line -- a good sign that there's something interesting going on here.
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