We hope that the film might act as a catalyst for more thoughtful dialogue between Witnesses and their non-Witness neighbors, family members, friends and colleagues. Making the film has enabled these alliances behind the camera. Hopefully watching it will too. —Tom Shepard

KNOCKING looks at how the strict adherence to doctrine espoused by a "fundamentalist" religion like the Jehovah’s Witnesses has served to protect American civil liberties and free choice.

Filmmaker Statements

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