"Riveting and illuminating. KNOCKING takes us inside the world of Jehovah's Witnesses in a way that is utterly surprising and moving."
–Anderson Cooper, CNN

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SPECIAL FEATURES

- 48-page study guide with in-depth historical and social analysis
- Short film about Jehovah's Witnesses and Free Speech
- Behind-the-scenes interviews with Directors
- Lecture Series including experts on Jehovah's Witness beliefs, stands in the Holocaust, U.S. Supreme Court caselaw and Jehovah's Witnesses' relationship with hospitals and modern medicine
- Street Witnessing scenes in New York City
- Public Impressions of Jehovah's Witnesses

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Middle School•High School•College/University

53 minutes • DVD • Closed Captioned

REVIEWS  

"An absorbing account of a misunderstood religious movement and its relationship to contemporary culture. KNOCKING raises important questions about how we know and how we consider the religious "other," and through its own presentation, causes us to re-think the way media represent them."
Dr. Stewart M. Hoover
Director, Center for Media, Religion and Culture
University of Colorado

"KNOCKING masterfully portrays the principled, non-violent dissent of Jehovah's Witnesses and the contribution that they have made -- directly and indirectly -- to the character of American national life. It is a study in religious integrity. Moving, powerful, poignant."
Rabbi Dr. Michael Berenbaum
University of Judaism
Former Director, United States Holocaust Research Institute

"An extremely compelling documentary. KNOCKING affirms the principle that in a free society, the protection of religious liberty and the advancement of personal freedoms need not be competing values."
Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, ACLU

"Throughout this film, viewers are challenged to think about the relationship of religion, government, discrimination, family life, and civil liberties in unconventional and surprisingly human ways. KNOCKING will be useful for classes on freedom of expression, civic engagement and religion, and religion in the North American context, and will be of interest to all those concerned with how U.S. civil liberties are established and protected through the judicial branch of government."
Lynn Schofield Clark
Director of the Estlow International Center for Journalism and New Media
University of Denver

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"A thoughtful telling of an important, often-overlooked story about essential American issues."
Jon Meacham, Managing Editor, Newsweek Magazine

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AWARDS / SCREENINGS

• National broadcast on the PBS series Independent Lens, May 2007
  
• Jury Award, Best Documentary, USA Film Festival
  
• Jury Award, Best Documentary, Trenton Film Festival
  
• Audience Award, Best Documentary, Indianapolis International Film Festival
  
• Jury Award, Best First Film, Long Island International Film Expo
  
• Official Selection, Cleveland International Film Festival