The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
2021-2021, documentary
Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program "The Weigh Down Workshop," rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.
Cast
Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)
Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)
Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara (3 episodes)
Self - Member 1996-2006 (3 episodes)
Self - Member 2008-2017 (3 episodes)
Self - Cult Interventionist (3 episodes)
Self - Member 1996-2012 (3 episodes)
Self - Member 2002-2009 (3 episodes)
Self - Former Brentwood Resident (3 episodes)
Self - Member 2014-2017 (3 episodes)
Self - Author and Investigative Journalist (3 episodes)
Self - Nashville Attorney (3 episodes)
Self - Member 1995-2003 (3 episodes)
Self - Former Remnant Babysitter (2 episodes)
Self - Former Brentwood Resident (2 episodes)
Self - Remnant Recruit (2 episodes)
Self - Member 2002-2019 (2 episodes)
Self - Member 2008-2015 (2 episodes)
Self - Cult Expert (2 episodes)
Self - Weigh Down Workshop Participant 1997-1999 (1 episode)
Self - Former Classmate of Joe Lara (1 episode)
Self - Member 1996-2012 (1 episode)
Self - Assistant District Attorney, Cobb County, GA (1 episode)
Self - Cobb County, GA Police Department (1 episode)
Self - Member 2001-2008 (1 episode)
Crew
Production
Executive producer (3 episodes)
Executive producer (3 episodes)
Executive producer (3 episodes)
Co-Executive Producer (3 episodes)
Co-Executive Producer (3 episodes)
Executive producer (3 episodes)
Co-Executive Producer (3 episodes)
Executive producer (3 episodes)
Executive producer (3 episodes)
Sound
Original music composer (3 episodes)
Directing
Director (3 episodes)
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