Gloriavale (ATOM Study Guide)

Gloriavale is an observational documentary examining the widespread abuse inside the infamous Gloriavale Christian Community cult, and the institutional failures that have allowed it to continue.

Exploring the secretive community through never-before-seen home video footage, the filmmakers follow the Ready family as they mount a ground-breaking legal case against the cult’s powerful leaders.

Long associated with allegations of sexual and physical abuse, human rights violations and fraud, the true extent of Gloriavale’s crimes and the cruelty of its leaders is exposed as the Ready family risk losing their home, their community and those they love for a chance to bring positive change to Gloriavale.

Curriculum Links:

Gloriavale is recommended for senior secondary school students with relevance to the following areas:

• English
• Civics and Citizenship
• Curriculum projects that explore the roles of women, human rights or personal freedoms.

It can be used as a resource to address the Australian Curriculum General Capability – Ethical Understanding, given the opportunities it provides for students to reflect on rights, values and justice.

The film would also serve as a useful supplementary text to the study of the following learning areas:

• Political and legal studies
• Religion and life
• Community studies
• Philosophy and ethics
• Media