Deadcenter Film Festival 2010

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8: The Mormon Proposition
2009
Categories: Documentary Feature
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Run time: 75 min. | U.S.A.
Mormons in California and Utah, following their prophet's call to action, wage spiritual warfare, fueled with money and religious fervor, against LGBT citizens and their fight for equality. This exploration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ involvement in the passage of California's Proposition 8 reveals a secretive, decades-long campaign against lesbians’ and gays’ right to marriage.

Director Reed Cowan, a former Mormon missionary, deftly investigates this ongoing battle through three telling perspectives: personal, political, and ideological. He is careful not to succumb to emotional rant but chooses instead well-researched data and a range of interviews with politicians, historians, and those most affected by the outcome. One such couple is composed of Tyler Barrick and Spencer Jones, who are the direct descendants of LDS Church founder and prophet Joseph Smith himself. Cowan’s film tellingly reminds us that, if any common ground can ever be found, it must be based on truth and transparency.
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tspencer415
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No one reviewed this film? Amazing. Whether you are gay or straight, you wouild have to be alarmed at the actions of a church to so actively back a ballot proposition. All of us believe in the First Amendment but it's alarming that a tax-exempt church could directly and indirectly get this passed in California of all places. Really a solid and well-made documentary.
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