Higher Purpose

When thir­teen mem­bers of the mys­te­ri­ous High­er Pur­pose Group are found dead, police turn to Broth­er Adam, the sole sur­viv­ing mem­ber of the group, for answers.

On March 15, 1996, 13 mem­bers of a cult known as the High­er Pur­pose Group were found dead, hav­ing engaged in a mass sui­cide. Many of the deceased had been poi­soned, but sev­en had been smoth­ered. Amidst the dead was found Adam Booth, 26, who was tak­en into cus­tody by police and com­mit­ted sui­cide in his jail cell lat­er that day.

We will per­haps nev­er know why Booth did not imme­di­ate­ly take his own life, nor why he chose to com­mit sui­cide after being detained. One thing, how­ev­er, is cer­tain: he did not regret his actions, and he con­duct­ed him­self with an air of qui­et but stead­fast conviction. 

Credits

A short film by Andrew Gingerich

Starring

• Lan­dyn Banx
• Jim West­cott
• Nicole Kreux
• Anne West­cott
• Dan Quaile

with

• Park­er Cagle-Smith
• Con­nie Newville
• Mar­garet Feldman
• Steve Wothe
• Jayde Delano

Featured cult members

• Scar­let Salem
• Don­na Longson
• Lau­ri Mueller
• Matt Fran­ta
• Ami­ty Carlson

• Direc­tor of Pho­tog­ra­phy: Kathryn Criston
• Gaffer: Matt Kane
• Sec­ond Unit Direc­tor: Ethan Holbrook
• Sec­ond Unit Direc­tor of Pho­tog­ra­phy: Park­er Cagle-Smith
• Asso­ciate Pro­duc­er: Lan­dyn Banx
• Spe­cial Thanks: First Chris­t­ian Church – Min­neapo­lis, Minnesota