Clarion Films

10/08/2020

We must educate the world about antisemitism. Five ex-extremists talk about their views on antisemitism.

06/08/2020

The path to Jesse Morton's radicalization started when he suffered abuse at home. He left at age 16 and lived on the street, experimenting with drugs and alternative lifestyles before converting to Islam and becoming a jihadi while in prison.

Jesse was a pioneer of online radicalization, directly responsible for terror attacks and deaths. His group's famous death threat against the makers of South Park sparked a battle for free speech. When he was imprisoned for that crime, his FBI handler realized Jesse had a deeper potential and worked with him, drawing him away from radicalism toward a new life as an anti-hate activist.

03/08/2020

Born in Toronto, Lauren grew up with very low self-esteem and together with the fear of being left alone was enough for her white supremacist friends to groom her and radicalize her.
She became very disillusioned with her group which was a cult of violence, with no real ideology other than blind hate.
One night she encountered a fight which could have ended in her and her friends being murdered. Passersby helped her and protected her from the violence and despite her N**i tattoos treated her with respect and care.
This was a significant turning point and helped her make the decision to leave the group and fight for tolerance and challenge hate.

30/07/2020

Growing up, Frank Meeink loved the feeling of power and community. Becoming radicalized was an easy process for him, and he quickly found a home with a local neo-N**i group. After being caught by police on a kidnap and torture charge, Frank was sent to prison where he learned to understand that people, regardless of skin color, were all alike.
However, after prison, Frank was sucked back into the world of white supremacy. It was only after a Jewish employer showed Frank dignity and respect that he finally saw the real horror and damage of his racist and anti-Semitic hate-crimes.

Today, Frank is an anti-hate activist and lectures to young adults across America about tolerance.

28/07/2020

Tania grew up in London surrounded by racism. Her radicalized friends at high school saved her from being bullied by providing her with friendship and a community.

Looking for a cause, Tania slowly migrated toward extremism, listening to and absorbing hate speech and anti-Western accusations. After marrying her husband, an Amerian convert to Islam, they followed their shared dream of building a caliphate and began raising their two children as warriors.

As the “property” of her husband, Tania was forced to accompany him to Syria and join ISIS. The dream quickly disappeared as her desire to see her children stay alive forced her to make the most dangerous decision of her life: to make contact with the FBI.
Ultimately, she was able to help the US’s war on terror, saving her and her children’s lives, as her husband remained part of ISIS.

23/07/2020

Arno found power and acceptance in his violent years as a white supremacist, living off the adrenalin rush of the fear he spread.
But his violent and aggressive lifestyle endangered him losing the most important person in his life, his baby daughter.
Arno fought his way back to a regular existence and then as an activist.
His story is an inspiration to all and sends a strong message that it is never too late to reject hate and extremism for a better and more productive life.

21/07/2020

21/07/2020