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Noah's Art
In the superior documentary and Slamdance hit, Children of God: Lost and Found, director Noah Thomson, who grew up in the controversial Christian cult called the Family, finds some of the other young people who made their escape, and...
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An Invitation
Children of God: Lost and Found, the film that caused somewhat of a firestorm of controversy at Sundance earlier this year, is coming to a theater near you. If you live in the Los Angeles area, that is. At...
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Years of Therapy Ahead?
Former Mad TV cast member Nicole Sullivan and her baby Daniel, born May 12. Daddy is actor Jason Packham. Is he called Packs? (Photo via Celebs and Bubs)...
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Snap!
The Children of God team the night before the Main Street melee in Park City. (Photo by David Steinberg, who's actually in the picture wearing a laminate.)...
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One-Cent Post
Straight outta Slamdance: Read a review of Children of God that calls the film (blurb alert!) "A haunting, rigorous exploration of youth in exile."...
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Synopsis

Filmaker Noah Thomson goes in search of the young adults who have made a life for themselves outside of the controversial christian cult "The Children of God'. Many children of this cult have failed to thrive in the outside world and committed suicide, unable to adjust to life in a society indifferent to their abuse as children. Noah isnt just a documentary filmmaker on a mission, he himself grew up in the Children of God before leaving as a young adult, and his search for other former child members of the group leads him on his own heartwrenching investigation into his own childhood and search for his mother.

Noah Halley Thomson was born in Brazil in 1976 in a Children of God commune. As a child he grew moving around, living in campers and tents in various communes. Ever since he can remember he wanted to make films. At 18 he moved to a commune in Japan and worked for the Children of God's in-house video production unit. After leaving the group, he started collecting video footage to document his childhood. Children of God: Lost & Found is his first film. He lives in Brooklyn.

Executive Producers: Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato
Director & Producer: Noah Thomson
Co-Producer: Mona Card
Editor: Mike Rysavy