The current edition of Brigham Young University’s BYU Studies journal is a special issue devoted to Mormons and film, offering readers an intriguing view of the history and culture of The Church of ...
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part conversation. Part two will be published on Dec. 28. On March 10, 2000, a small, independent film premiered in theaters across Utah. “God’s Army” told the ...
After a promising start 15 years ago, Mormon cinema sputtered and died. Now, Arthur Van Wagenen hopes to raise the bar of Mormon filmmaking -- and he has the pedigree, platform, and talent to make it ...
SALT LAKE CITY — It began with "God's Army," a small movie about Mormon missionaries in Los Angeles that cost $240,000 to make and netted $2.6 million. Since then, Mormon-themed movies have been ...