Mouth to Mouth is a movie (2005)
Alison Murray wrote and ran the show.
If you are interested in "group influence," the movie "Mouth to Mouth" is well worth renting or buying.
Based on the short time the director spent with a cult in Europe, the story is about a young runaway named Sherry who meets the radical street collective SPARK (Street People Armed with Radical Knowledge) while she is living on the streets of Europe. She travels around the continent in the SPARK van, recruiting members from street gangs and disenfranchised young people at raves and town squares. She also gets to experience the group's highs and lows. Sherry is looking for a place to belong where she can be herself, and she thinks she has found it in SPARK. However, when her mother comes to find her, Sherry learns that she has to pay a high price for being rebellious. Alison Murray, the director, uses drama, suspense, and choreographed movement to create an intense, stylish, and thought-provoking look at youth culture, the struggles of being a parent, and the dark side of being different.
This movie shows how easy it is to get people to do what you want when you give them a sense of community and a little hope and encouragement.
It becomes very clear what to do.
- Act like you know what you are talking about.
- Make them feel like they're part of a bigger thing, like a cause.
- Be their friend and show that you care about them as a person.
- Make sure everyone follows the group cause.
You can also find out how easy it is for a group leader to take advantage of his power.
All the characters in this movie have SOMETHING in them that we can empathize with, even the abusive cult leader.
