Prophet Town

​This screening session includes 1 feature documentary film with a total running time of approximately 90 minutes. All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.​

Prophet Town (United States) by Dan Howlett

This is the full and final story of Warren Jeffs, the largest child grooming ring in US history and his devoted followers who took their town back and destroyed his legacy. By weaving the shocking backstory of the Shortcreek community and the ritualistic abuse suffered by nearly all the residents with the forward narrative of the first-ever democratic election in the area we discover what happened to break this community of 10,000 and what is being done to fix it.

What is surprising about the Warren Jeffs story is how little has been covered despite the number of broadcast hours devoted to it. His heinous sex crimes against children have been well documented but the story of…