9TH LDS FILM FESTIVAL 2010
JANUARY 20-23, 2010 | SCERA CENTER, OREM

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Tickets for all events are available beginning Monday, January 11, at 801-225-ARTS, online at scera.org or at the door. Click here for admissions information.

All events are open to the public and take place at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem (745 South State Street).

A Short Goodbye

Drama, 20 minutes, color, 2010
Director: Spanky Ward; Writer: Spanky Ward; Producer: Misty Lewis, Spanky Ward; Executive Producer: Misty Lewis; Director of Photography: Jake Thorup; Original Score: Jon Schmidt; Editor: Spanky Ward; Assistant Director: Sahna Foley; Gaffer: Steve Berlin; Sound: Greg Picard.
Cast: Tim Salasbury, Savanna Kylie Lewis, Cathleen Mason, Brianna Pattison.

Synopsis:
A grieving doctor meets a little girl who claims to be an angel who gives comfort to the dying.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 11:30 am, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

Another Testament - Reflections of Christ

Documentary, 60 minutes, color, 2009
Director: Cameron Trejo, Mark Mabry; Producer: Cameron Trejo; Executive Producer: Chris Schoebinger; Director of Photography: Cameron Trejo; Production Designer: Marlane Porter; Original Score: Clyde Bawden, Jason Barney; Editor: Cameron Trejo.
Cast: Robert Allen.

Synopsis:
Filmed at the Copan Ruins in Honduras, filmmaker Cameron Trejo creates a Book of Mormon documentary featuring the sacred events of Jesus Christ’s visit to ancient America as found in 3 Nephi. This one-hour documentary features gospel scholars and professors of ancient scripture who discuss and help interpret doctrinal accounts of Christ’s ministry among the people of Nephi. Interviews include John W. Welch, Camille Fronk Olson, and Dennis R. Deaton. In addition, photographer Mark Mabry shares his unique insights and the spiritually-charged experiences that were felt upon recreating the events portrayed in 3 Nephi chapters 9 through 27.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 12:30 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

Baptism of Fire

Drama, 23 minutes, color, 2009
Director: Bruce Neibaur; Writer: Lina Ferreira; Producer: Tom Morrill; Executive Producer: Tom Lefler, Sterling Van Wagenen; Director of Photography: Jon Anderson; Production Designer: Doug Ellis; Original Score: Armand Amar, Habib Guerroumi, Jean-Christopher Lannoy, Christin Vasseur; Editor: Tom Morrill.
Cast: Karla Hernandez, John Hernandez, Emir Rame, Bijan J. Hosseini, Anton Jarvis.

Synopsis:
Carmen and her two young sons—all recent immigrants from Colombia—suddenly find themselves thrust into an impossible situation with only an old photograph and faith to get them through it. Carmen desperately tries to reach the sister missionaries who baptized them back in Colombia in hopes of attaining some form of assistance. As Carmen struggles to keep her family safe, her own sanity and faith are slowly revealed as the thin threads keeping them together begins to unravel.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 12:00 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Black and White World

Drama, 27 minutes, color, 2009
Director: Ethan Vincent; Writer: Tim Wirkus; Producer: Tom Morrill; Executive Producer: Tom Lefler, Sterling Van Wagenen; Director of Photography: Brian Wilcox; Production Designer: Anthony Straga; Original Score: Sam Cardon; Editor: Ethan Vincent.
Cast: Brian Clark, Alan Cassidy, Susan Rounkles, Alan Silva, Hank Pond, Dick Dayhuff, Maxine Summers, Nicol Razon, Emily Moffat.

Synopsis:
Lou and Max, father and son, have always had a strained relationship. Since the death of their wife and mother, Marilyn, the two have severed all ties. Both live isolated, lonely lives, caught up in their own individual ways of coping with grief. Lou fills his days with crossword puzzles, which is more an obsession than a pastime and inadvertently a tribute to his late wife favorite hobby. Max has become completely absorbed in his job of firing people for big companies. When Lou decides to send Max a notepad full of crossword puzzle riddles, his clumsy attempt to reconnect with his son finally opens the door to a possible reunion.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 12:00 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Born to Ride: Cody Wright and the Quest for a World Title

Documentary, 60 minutes, color, 2009
Production Company: Born to Ride
Director: Lyman Hafen, Jon M. Smith; Writer: Lyman Hafen; Producer: Jon M. Smith, Lyman Hafen; Director of Photography: Jon M. Smith; Original Score: Dan Truman, Ron Saltmarsh; Editor: Lee Byers.
Narrated by Wilford Brimley.

Synopsis:
A tale of one year of a saddle bronc rider's trail to glory. Come along for the ride as Cody Wright hits the rodeo trail on a quest to win the 2008 Saddle Bronc Riding World Championship. The 31-year-old father of four had been to the Wrangler National Finals five times, and more than once the title had almost been his before it slipped from his grasp. Now, if he was going to win the world in 2008, he would have to outride the man he had idolized since boyhood—45-year-old Billy Etbauer, one of the greatest to climb on a bucking horse. Narrated by Wilford Brimley.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Thursday, January 21, 5:00 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Coffin Maker

Drama, 29 minutes, color, 2009
Director: Sam Wallace; Writer: Becky Baker; Producer: Tom Morrill; Executive Producer: Tom Lefler, Sterling Van Wagenen; Director of Photography: Brandon Christensen; Production Designer: Nat Reed; Original Score: Clint Eastwood; Editor: Sean Slobodan.
Cast: Blain Quarnstrom, Bruce Bowns, Christy Summerhays, Anton Jarvis, Jeff Blake, Marie Sharon, Annette Jones.

Synopsis:
After his best friend Milton is struck ill and hospitalized, Arty Watson begins work building his own coffin. It's not until Arty has alienated himself from everyone including his own daughter that he finally learns to cherish the time he has with those he loves.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 12:00 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Exploring The Connection Between Mormons and Masons

Documentary, 39 minutes, color, 2009
Director: Brandon Smith; Producer: Christian Vuissa, Matthew B. Brown; Executive Producer: Ron Brough; Director of Photography: David Skousen; Editor: Brandon Smith.

Synopsis:
The subject of Joseph Smith and Freemasonry sparks a wide range of responses among Latter-day Saints, from curiosity to suspicion to outright excitement. Is there an ancient relationship between the Masonic lodge rites and the Mormon temple ordinances?

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Thursday, January 21, 2:00 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

Getting Ahead

Inspirational Dramedy, 26 minutes, color, 2009
IMDB Link: Getting Ahead
Director: Rob Diamond; Writer: Loren Lambert; Producer: Loren Lambert; Executive Producer: Lisa Spurrier, Loren Lambert; Director of Photography: Jacob Brumfield; Production Designer: Lisa Spurrier; Original Score: Troy Hinkley, Media Licensing/Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. & Courtesy of Naxos of America; Editor: Jacob Brumfield; Makeup and Hair: Susan Geertsen; Wardrobe Coordinator: Ali Barr; Casting Director: Lee Gardner.
Cast: Lisa Spurrier, Loren Lambert, Stefania Barr, Connor Lambert, Shannon Neilson, Julie Bunge, Gerald Danor, David Nieman, Miriam Dawn, Ann Bosler, Bryan Robinson, Vicki Robinson, Peggy Matheson, Melissa Freeman, Caitlin E.J. Meyer, Tracy Ann Evans, Trevor James, Raymond Kelleher, Laurie Gerrard, Andrea Davis.

Synopsis:
Insurance employee James Burnett is promoted into a Claims Rep. position, which promises to make him very wealthy. Thrown into his new job, James is pressured by his boss to deny a claim for someone who is clearly disabled and needs the money, yet is also pressured to approve a claim for a wealthy friend of an executive at the insurance company. When James discovers that his own lack of resolve is affecting his daughter's moral choices, he finds the resolve to do the right thing in a clever and moving story.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 11:30 am, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

I Am from Nowhere: The People History Ignored

Documentary, 37 minutes, color, 2010
Production Company: I Am from Nowhere
Director: Jonathan Martin; Producer: Jonathan Martin, Zachary Taylor; Executive Producer: Karen Martin; Director of Photography: Jonathan Martin, Zachary Taylor; Editor: Richard Teasdale, Jonathan Martin; Audio Mixing: Stephen Driggs, Richard Teasdale; Colour: Paul Varela; Translations: Bradley Powelson, Liliya Velbovets.

Synopsis:
This is the story about a people ignored by history. About a people with no country to call their own. About a people subjugated by genocide. This is the story of the Lemkos, a people whom you have never heard of until now, and their story will change your life. Ignored for centuries, the Lemkos were persecuted, tortured, driven from their homes, scattered, and then forgotten all because they were different. The film traces the Lemkos from their origins to the concentration camps imposed on them during World War I, to the genocide of Operation Vistula after World War II, to the reawakening of their national identity today. An emotional journey filmed on location in Poland, Slovakia, Canada, and the United States featuring interviews with historians, survivors of Operation Vistula, and many other Lemkos from around the world.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Thursday, January 21, 2:30 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Inspector 42

Drama/Comedy, 26 minutes, black, 2009
Official Website: Inspector 42
Director: Nathan D. Lee; Writer: Lyvia A. Martínez, Nathan D. Lee; Producer: Lyvia A. Martínez; Executive Producer: Jeff Parkin; Director of Photography: Derek Pueblo; Production Designer: Whitney Donald; Original Score: Jeremy Lamb; Editor: Kristi Shimek; Costume Design: Rachel Haab, Melanie Kowallis.
Cast: Luke Drake, Alexis Wardle, D.L. Walker, Brandon Sean Pearson, Scott Berenger.

Synopsis:
A 1950's shirt safety inspector lets out a number of un-safe shirts in order to meet a quota and impress the people around him. These shirts soon start causing a series of horrific disasters. Inspector 42 must then decide whether or not to come clean.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 7:00 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

Jack'd Up

Documentary, 9 minutes, color, 2009
Production Company: Jack'd Up
Director: Christian Serge Nelson; Writer: Clay Egan, Christian Serge Nelson; Producer: Clay Egan; Executive Producer: Clay Egan; Director of Photography: Christian Serge Nelson; Editor: Christian Serge Nelson; Production Manager: T.D. Huch; Camera: Lance Iden.
Cast: Clay Egan, Aaron Fotheringham, "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram.

Synopsis:
Two athletes from two vastly physically different worlds, coming together and trading pain for fame. One athlete, Aaron Fotheringham, is permanently disabled and confined to a wheelchair. The other is a fully able bodied freestyle motocross legend with too many medals to count. They come together to trade skills. Aaron is the first wheelchair bound athlete to be recognized by the Guinness Book of Worlds Records as the first to throw a back flip while riding in his wheelchair. Freestyle Motocross Legend “Cowboy” Kenny Bartram then straps himself in a chair to see what happens. Does Kenny automatically eat it, or do they join forces and create one of the coolest action sport sequences ever shot on film?

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 12:00 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Janice Kapp Perry: A Life of Service and Song

Documentary, 59 minutes, color, 2009
DVD: Janice Kapp Perry: A Life of Service and Song
Director: D. Clinton Baxter; Writer: Alexander Christman; Producer: Greg W. Anderson, E. Peter Hansen; Executive Producer: Rob Sibley, Sterling Van Wagenen; Director of Photography: Greg W. Anderson, E. Peter Hansen; Production Designer: Greg W. Anderson; Original Score: Music Provided by Prime Recordings Inc.; Editor: D. Clinton Baxter; Second Unit Director: Judy Simmons; Artwork: Gary Kapp; Narration: Johanne Frechette Perry.
Cast: Lisa Stoffer, Xela Simmons, Judy Simmons, Scead Simmons, Cameron Crockett, Nichole Bertele, Katrina Bliss, Jenifer Bliss, Sharon S. Johnson, James Avery Stacey Avery, The Campbell Family, Camille Johnson, Natalie Howell, Sierra McDonnell, Megan Magleby, Lauren Sibley, Melissa Perry, Michael Wakefield, Russell Heaton, Richard Heaton.

Synopsis:
Janice Kapp Perry: A Life of Service and Song examines the life, music and accomplishments of acclaimed Latter-Day Saint songwriter, Janice Kapp Perry.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 2:30 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Jimmie Jones: Red Rock Painter

Documentary, 30 minutes, color, 2009
Production Company: Jimmie Jones: Red Rock Painter
Director: Jon M. Smith, James M. Aton; Producer: Jon M. Smith, James M. Aton; Director of Photography: Jon M. Smith; Editor: Lee Byers.

Synopsis:
Some say he has a magical touch. He is compared to renowned artist Maynard Dixon, and his paintings are the standard that all landscape painters hope to attain. In a nearly fifty year career supporting himself solely as an artist, Cedar City native Jim Jones established a reputation as one of the very best ever to paint Zion and the Grand Canyon. Jones attracts collectors of his art from all over the United States as well as from Europe. His large canvasses sell for tens of thousands of dollars. Jimmie Jones: Red Rock Painter, was shot on location in southern Utah and northern Arizona and at the artist’s spectacular home in Rockville, Utah. It includes enlightening quotes from Jones as well as important perspectives from Jones’ family and several art experts. Jimmie Jones died a month after the completion of the documentary.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 2:30 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Latter-day Strangers

Documentary, 16 minutes, color, 2006
Director: Nicole Emanuele, Dylan Correll; Producer: Nicole Emanuele; Director of Photography: Dylan Correll; Editor: Dylan Correll.
Cast: John Barrett, Bryce Kirkman, Megan Allred, Catherine Redford.

Synopsis:
Directed by two non-church members, this documentary takes a look at four LDS missionaries partway through their missions. In a world struggling more than ever with religious identity, these young adults reflect on what it is to leave their lives behind and immerse themselves in a new community through volunteer work and dedication to the church and their faith.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 2:00 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

Mormon Messages

Drama, 45 minutes total, color, 2009
Official Website: Mormon Messages
Directors: Tucker Dansie, Christopher S. Clark, Patrick H. Parker; Writers: Tucker Dansie, Christopher S. Clark, Patrick H. Parker; Producers: Tucker Dansie, Christopher S. Clark, Patrick H. Parker; Executive Producer: David Nielsen, Jonathan Nelson; Director of Photography: Tucker Dansie, Christopher S. Clark, Patrick H. Parker; Original Score: Rob Elliot, Jason Barber; Editor: Tucker Dansie, Christopher S. Clark, Patrick H. Parker.

Synopsis:
Since the launch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Mormon Messages channel on YouTube in August 2008, its influence has grown to reach millions. Situated among the endless variety of videos available on YouTube, the dozens of videos currently available on Mormon Messages have been viewed a total of 7.5 million times.

The Social Media Club of Salt Lake City, a local chapter of a larger organization, named the Mormon Messages channel the “Best Use of YouTube” during its 2009 awards ceremony. The judges said it was “a great use of a very accessible media medium for an organization with a growing global audience."

Several of the filmmakers will be at the screening and talk about their experience making these short films.

God's Words...Never Cease: 2:54
Elder Jeffery R. Holland testifies that God continues to speak His word and reveal His truth, revelations which mandate an open canon of scripture.

Lessons I Learned As a Boy: 4:07
President Gordon B. Hinckley recalls a story of an older boy and his young companion as they find an old coat and a badly worn pair of shoes by the roadside.

An Apostle's Easter Thoughts on Christ: 4:25
One of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so.

Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time: 3:23
This life is not always easy, nor was it meant to be; it is a time of testing and proving. At times when we may feel to say, Hope you know, I had a hard time, we can be assured that Jesus Christ is there and we are safe in His loving arms.

A Father Indeed: 7:08
The story of a committed husband and father who consistently and passionately demonstrates his love and devotion to his wife and kids.

Choose This Day: 3:00
Henry B. Eyring, a disciple of Jesus Christ, urges us to seek God's help to overcome complacency and discouragement and find joy in serving Him today.

Finding Hope: 8:36
A man describes his journey from the tragedy and trauma of 9/11 to hope, healing, and renewal through Jesus Christ.

In Sickness and Health: 4:27
See how faith and love can remain strong through the challenges and the changing seasons of our lives.

Christmas Spirit: 3:57
A young girl with true Christmas spirit quietly teaches her preoccupied family the true meaning of Christmas.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 2:30 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Rei Hamon: Man of Nature

Documentary, 55 minutes, color, 2009
Rating: Not Rated
Production Company: Rei Hamon: Man of Nature
Director: Reina Webster-Iti; Producer: Huia Hamon.

Synopsis:
Rei Hamon became an artist after a back injury left him with his first idle moments. In his own words “then the art came. One door shuts and another more beautiful one opens.” The documentary follows Rei's life, as a child growing up on the East Coast of New Zealand, to rural bushman, conservationist, internationally renowned artist and loved family patriarch. Rei Hamon: Man of Nature was made with the Hamon whanau (family) and features Rei’s art, along with beautiful photographs and from an almost forgotten era.

Screenings:
Thursday, January 21, 2:30 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Return to Little Hollywood

Documentary, 38 minutes, color, 2009
IMDB Link: Return to Little Hollywood
Writer, Director, Producer: Stephen B. Armstrong; Executive Producer: Christina Schultz; Director of Photography: Chris Onstott; Original Score: Vito Perry, Jeremy Cornwall, Johnny Western; Editor: Chris Onstott, Stephen B. Armstrong; Sound Engineer: Don Shelline; Narrator: Dick Nourse.

Synopsis:
Return to Little Hollywood brings attention to the history of the film industry's presence in Southern Utah, where great movies like Western Union, MacKenna's Gold, and The Outlaw Josey Wales were filmed. It not only includes footage of old sets and the region's magnificent landscape, but also interviews with stars who worked there.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Thursday, January 21, 5:00 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Rise

Documentary, 52 minutes, color, 2009
Production Company: Rise
Director: Tyler Bastian, Trevor Hill; Executive Producer: Tyler Bastian, Trevor Hill; Director of Photography: Cameron Trejo; Original Score: Kirby Heyborne, Tyler Hill; Editor: Brian Walker, Trevor Hill.

Synopsis:
Rise is about a handicapped man in Honduras who spent 50 years building a helicopter, his dream to fly, determination to rise, and ability to change the lives of the missionaries who came to teach him.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 12:00 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Sacred Walls

Documentary, 38 minutes, color, 2009
Director: Brandon Smith; Producer: Christian Vuissa, Brandon Smith; Executive Producer: Ron Brough; Director of Photography: David Skousen; Editor: Brandon Smith.

Synopsis:
For Latter-day Saints, temples are the most important and symbolic buildings in existence. Through temples the unique doctrines of the restored gospel are communicated. Although the bulk of this instruction occurs inside the temples, temple exteriors also tell of these profound doctrines-when you understand how to read them.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Thursday, January 21, 2:00 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

Spit

Drama/Comedy, 21 minutes, color, 2009
Official Website: Spit
Director: Michael Van Orden; Writer: Michael Van Orden, Asia Stryker; Producer: Asia Stryker, Jordan Petersen; Executive Producer: Jeff Parkin, Tom Lefler; Director of Photography: Byron Kirkland; Production Designer: Rebecca Thomas; Original Score: Robert Bennion; Editor: Nathan Grout.
Cast: Becca Ingram, Jeff Dickamore, Anne Hansen, Stephanie Foster Breinholt.

Synopsis:
A young girl comes to realize that through friendship, strength, and a card game called "Spit" she can overcome her past and move on into her future. The film will play as the pre-film for Big Dreams Little Tokyo.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 7:30 pm, Scera Showhouse II

Supersonic Saints: Thrilling Stories From LDS Pilots

Documentary, 45 minutes, color, 2009
Official Website: Supersonic Saints
Director: Scott M. Freebairn; Writer: John Bytheway; Producer: Scott M. Freebairn; Executive Producer: Sheri L. Dew, Chris Schoebinger; Director of Photography: JT Taylor; Original Score: Merrill Jenson; Editor: Shane Johnson; Sound Design: Bill Conner; Featuring Artwork of: CS Bailey.
Cast: John Bytheway, Maj. Chris Stewart (USAF Ret.), Col. Tad Derrick (USAF Ret.), Col. Gordon Weed (USAF Ret.), Maj. Derek O’Malley (USAF).
Synopsis:
Supersonic Saints: Thrilling Stories From LDS Pilots is directed by Scott Freebairn and hosted by John Bytheway. Based on John's books by the same name, airplane fans loved the gripping stories found in the books. Now, some of the most memorable stories are shared firsthand by the very pilots who lived them. Filmed on location at Hill Air Force Base's Aerospace Museum in Utah.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 2:00 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

The Beautiful Wind

Drama, 14 minutes, color, 2005
Official Website: The Beautiful Wind
Writer, Director: Sohrab Mirmontazeri; Producer: Sohrab Mirmontazeri, Tarek McCarthy, Alireza Mirmontazeri; Executive Producer: Sohrab Mirmontazeri; Director of Photography: Sohrab Mirmontazeri; Original Score: Beethoven; Editor: Sohrab Mirmontazeri.
Cast: Tarek McCarthy.

Synopsis:
A journey through the world's forgotten beauties brings hope to a man after the loss of a loved one enables him to experience life in the most vibrant ways.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 11:30 am, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

The Measure of a Man

Documentary, 54 minutes, color, 2009
Director: Mark Goodman; Executive Producer: Lee Groberg.

Synopsis:
The Measure of a Man is an inspiring true story. This film depicts the life of Charles C. Rich, a remarkable man, husband to six wives, father to 51 children, missionary, military leader, colonizer of 5 states, political leader and Apostle of the Lord.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 2:00 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

The Mormons

Documentary, 28 minutes, black, 2009
Official Website: The Mormons
Director: Mark Hedengren; Producer: Mark Hedengren; Director of Photography: Mark Hedengren; Editor: Mark Hedengren.
Cast: Erica Esplin, Lindsay Storm Koelling, John Lamb, Tomohiko Funai, Helen Hoglund.

Synopsis:
Photographs and interviews from around the world with Mormons about the LDS faith and lifestyle.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Friday, January 22, 2:00 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

Treasure in Heaven - The John Tanner Story

Drama, 21 minutes, color, 2009
IMDB Link: Treasure in Heaven
Director: T.C. Christensen; Writer: Michael A. Dunn; Producer: T.C. Christensen, Ron Tanner; Production Designer: Ian Roylance; Editor: Tanner Christensen; Wardrobe: Shari Ohman; Hair/Make up: Laurie Vukich; Line Producer: Eric Johnston.
Cast: Matthew Maddox, Shaunna Thompson, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Koch, Jasen Wade.

Synopsis:
In the 1800's, John Tanner was a wealthy New York businessman when he was afflicted with a rare disease that would take his life. Through a miraculous healing and conversion, he joined the LDS Church, then gave all he had to assist the building of the kingdom.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 2:00 pm, Scera Xango Grand Theatre

Trouble in Zion

Documentary, 61 minutes, color, 2008
Official Website: Trouble in Zion
Writer, Director, Producer: Kenny Ballentine; Executive Producer: Chuck Schofield, Joseph Schofield; Original Score: Jake Ballentine; Editor: Kenny Ballentine; Artwork: Darrin Haggard.

Synopsis:
A tragic piece of American history is retold through spoken word, folk music, and the vibrant pages of a comic book in Kenny Ballentine's Trouble in Zion. The film offers a unique look at the 1838 Mormon/Missouri War from both the Mormon and Missourian perspectives. It also features intriguing interviews with notable LDS scholars such as Richard Bushman, Alexander Baugh, and Richard Turley.

Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Screenings:
Saturday, January 23, 11:00 am, Scera Xango Grand Theatre