A wannabe hypnotist cons his way through self-help seminars — what could go wrong?
Clyde Nelson is a young, self-proclaimed master of hypnosis who works for Take the Power Keep the Power, a small-time company that offers seminars on self-empowerment.
Acting
Alex Weiner commits fully to Clyde's uncomfortable desperation.
Writing
Sharp satire of the self-help industrial complex.
Director
Ramiro Bélanger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film predates the 2019 NXIVM documentary craze but taps the same cultural anxiety around empowerment cults.
Director Ramiro Bélanger reportedly based Clyde on a real Montreal motivational speaker he encountered while working telemarketing.
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