Burying The Past: Legacy of The Mountain Meadows Massacre
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Burying the Past: Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre is a 2004 documentary film about the Mountain Meadows massacre. It was directed by Brian Patrick and has won 11 awards.
[edit] Synopsis
On September 11, 1857, 120 immigrants aboard a wagon train bound for California were killed by Mormons in Utah. The event is described through the testimony of Nancy Sephrona, who was 4 years old at the time, and was one of the 17 known survivors. The film chronicles the struggle of the massacre descendants from both sides who are still haunted by the tragedy.
LDS Assistant Church Historian Glen Leonard is interviewed on camera, and makes statements as to the LDS Church's involvement in the massacre and the cover up. Leonard is one of the co-authors of the book the LDS Church is writing about the massacre.
In 1990, the Mountain Meadows Association built a monument overlooking the Mountain Meadows massacre site,[2] and on September 15, 1990, a memorial service marking the dedication of the memorial was held. Participants in the memorial service include a then–first counselor in the LDS First Presidency Gordon B. Hinckley representing the church. The building of the monument as well as the dedication and speech by Hinckley can be seen in the documentary. The film also contains footage of forensic analysis of human remains found at the site when a 1999 monument was being created by the LDS Church.
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Honors and awards
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Official selection
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Nancy Saphrona Huff at Burying the Past: Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre website
- ^ Mountain Meadows Association - 1990 MONUMENT (HTML). Mountain Meadows Association (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-21.
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[edit] References
- "Duo set date for 'Dawn' massacre" by David McNary, Variety, 23 January 2007
- "Film Massacre" by Ted McDonough, Salt Lake City Weekly, 30 August 2007
[edit] External links
- Official movie website
- Burying the Past: Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre at the Internet Movie Database
- Brian F. Patrick at the Internet Movie Database
- Mountain Meadows Massacre Descendants - an organization which is promoting this film on their webpage