I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)
In June 2002, Elizabeth Ann Smart (Alana Boden) was a 14-year-old girl when she was abducted from her Salt Lake City home by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell (Skeet Ulrich). He brought her to a hilly encampment where, with his twisted accomplice Wanda Barzee (Deirdre Lovejoy), he held Elizabeth captive. She was starved, drugged, raped and subjected to bizarre religious rituals until, nine months later, she enabled her own rescue. A film about the kidnapping was rushed on the air shortly after the incident, but it shied away from the reality of what Elizabeth went through. Now, in "I Am Elizabeth Smart," Elizabeth herself, as a producer and on-screen narrator, explores how she survived, and confronts the truths and misconceptions about her captivity.
Primary Title
- I Am Elizabeth Smart
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 7 October 2018
Release Year
- 2017
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- Bravo
Broadcaster
- MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
- In June 2002, Elizabeth Ann Smart (Alana Boden) was a 14-year-old girl when she was abducted from her Salt Lake City home by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell (Skeet Ulrich). He brought her to a hilly encampment where, with his twisted accomplice Wanda Barzee (Deirdre Lovejoy), he held Elizabeth captive. She was starved, drugged, raped and subjected to bizarre religious rituals until, nine months later, she enabled her own rescue. A film about the kidnapping was rushed on the air shortly after the incident, but it shied away from the reality of what Elizabeth went through. Now, in "I Am Elizabeth Smart," Elizabeth herself, as a producer and on-screen narrator, explores how she survived, and confronts the truths and misconceptions about her captivity.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Smart, Elizabeth, 1987---Drama
- Captivity--Drama
- Escapes--Drama
- Teenage girls--Abuse of--Drama
- Kidnapping--Drama
- Abduction--Drama
- Made-for-TV movies--United States
Genres
- Biography
- Crime
- Drama
Contributors
- Sarah Walker (Director)
- Tory Walker (Writer)
- Elizabeth Smart (Subject)
- Alana Boden (Actor)
- Skeet Ulrich (Actor)
- Deirdre Lovejoy (Actor)
- Lifetime Television (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Smart, Elizabeth, 1987---Drama
- Captivity--Drama
- Escapes--Drama
- Teenage girls--Abuse of--Drama
- Kidnapping--Drama
- Abduction--Drama
- Made-for-TV movies--United States