GET THE FIRE! Young Mormon Missionaries Abroad

GET THE FIRE! Young Mormon Missionaries Abroad

Directed by Nancy du Plessis

Videos

GET THE FIRE! Young Mormon Missionaries Abroad – teaser

Overview

Synopsis

For this observational documentary that views a Mormon mission as a rite of passage I followed three young men from their homes in Salt Lake City through southern Germany and home again. Former missionaries and ex-Mormons also tell about their experiences.

Stage
finished
Running time
56 and 52 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Nancy du Plessis Films
Country
Germany
Years of Production
1999-2001
Locations
Munich, throughout southern Germany, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Portland, Houston
Prod. Partners
ITVS

Distribution Details

Release year
2002
Festivals
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA-world premiere), Top 10 Nonfiction International TV and Film Festival Cologne, Göttingen Ethnographic Film Festival, 12 Münster Ethno FilmFest, Black Nights Tallinn
Broadcast (Prod.)
PBS
Broadcast (Acq.)
ORF (Austria), YLE (Finland), DR (Denmark). VRT (Belgium), multiThématiques (France), Documania (Spain), RTV-Slovenia, Rialto (New Zealand), 3-Sat, Phoenix
Language
English and German
Subtitles
English and German

Photos

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