“But they didn’t want to destroy it because it was unique culturally and forensically, and financially valuable.” “All this footage had been hidden away because part of his family worried the remaining members of the Family might come after them if they knew it existed,” Andreae says. Hendrickson had died just two weeks earlier, leaving his family at a loss regarding his archive. “Nothing happened for several weeks then, in autumn 2016, I got a text saying, ‘I think I’ve found what you’re looking for’: 100-plus hours of 16mm film and dozens of hours of audio tape, most never seen or heard before. He hired an investigator to search for the man and his work, both of which had apparently disappeared. Paul Watkins brandishes a flute.ĭeciding to make a less sensational update, Andreae was convinced Hendrickson must have hours of unused material. Fellow Family member Sandra Good opines that “when somebody needs to be killed, there’s no wrong, you do it, then you move on”, as both cradle rifles. Her concern was unsurprising, given the film showed her declaring “anybody that has ever gone against us, or would ever step in front of us, will be taken care of ”.
It was duly banned in 1975 when Family member Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, charged with attempting to murder then-President Gerald Ford, protested it could prejudice potential juries. The earlier film, Manson, showed bright-eyed but dark-hearted youngsters spouting cod philosophy – and much worse. Andreae says, “We’re asking an eternal question about human nature: to what extent can we make hearts dark?”Īctress Sharon Tate with her husband Roman Polansky visiting the set of Rosemary's Baby in 1967 (Getty) As we ponder today how regular citizens can be brainwashed into committing murder, there are contemporary echoes. The footage, shot between 19, was however both eerily intimate and insightful about the radicalisation of two dozen whitebread, middle-class kids. Sensationalist and drowning in psychedelic effects, it could generously be said to be of its time. The result, Manson, was Oscar-nominated but drew scathing reviews.
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Manson, awaiting trial and wanting a record of his grim actions, gave Hendrickson permission to film on the Family’s Californian compound. Initially intending to make a drama about the crucifixion of Christ, Hendrickson had been put in touch with the Family by an apostate member, Mark Ross.
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