The Cult of NatureBoy

A sober, unsettling true-crime documentary that slowly reveals how charisma and social media can curdle into control.

Created by

Ben Zand

Genres

Documentary

Overview

In 2016, a rising social media star named Eligio Bishop, also known as “NatureBoy,” used his platforms to recruit followers into a group he called Carbon Nation, encouraging them to abandon their families and join his vision of a self-proclaimed Black utopia. What began as an alternative lifestyle community quickly evolved into something far more sinister.

How it feels

Dark, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, corruption, identity, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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