The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)
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.
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Cast
- Gwen Shamblin Lara — Self (archive footage)
- Joe Lara — Self (archive footage)
- Natasha Pavlovich — Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
- Megan Cox — Self - Member 1996-2006
- Helen Byrd — Self - Member 2008-2017
- Rafael Martinez — Self - Cult Interventionist
- Gina Wilson — Self - Member 1996-2012
- Rachel Phillips — Self - Member 2002-2009
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