In August of 2018, my friend invited me to a performance she was in at a festival for "her Buddhist religion." I was raised with an appreciation for Buddhist culture so naturally I agreed. About two weeks before the date of this so-called "50K Lions of Justice Festival," I decided to do some research. When I typed in "sgi" into Reddit, I found this subreddit and r/SGIcultRecoveryRoom/. I contemplated whether I should go or not but eventually I caved thinking that I could get some b-roll if I ever wanted to make a documentary on the group (I'm a stereotypical aspiring filmmaker.) If anybody would like to talk about their experiences with SGI in case I were to make a documentary, feel free to DM me. Even if you aren't a member and just have some interesting info, let me know. Thanks!