902: Tyler Measom - Documentary Filmmaker Pt. 3

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Join us for this lively interview with Tyler Measom to discuss his life as an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Tyler's films include Sons of Perditionand An Honest Liar, along with a film currently in production about the history of MTV. A comprehensive list of Tyler's works may be found at his IMDb.

Tyler shares with us his experience growing up as a Mormon including serving a mission—an experience he credits with influencing his style and purpose as a filmmaker by teaching him how to deeply empathize with people. Tyler also shares how he first became involved in the film industry and used his entrepreneurial skills to create works that have won awards at numerous film festivals. Later we learn that Tyler decided to leave the LDS Church in protest during the early days of the Church's efforts to prevent the passage of same-sex marriage in the United States.

This interview contains excellent advice to aspiring artists of all kinds on how to successfully channel your passion into successful outcomes.

Tyler's upcoming film is about Mark Hofmann—a horrifying and seductive tale of the most prolific and accomplished forger in modern history. Information about this film and how you can donate to this project may be found at https://www.forgerfilm.com.

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0:57.0	Your IMD credits have other things.
1:00.0	You've got Jesus Town, Elder, Independent Lens, Second the Nun, You Help of Believer.
1:07.0	Anything you want to say about those before we talk?
1:10.0	Elder is a film I'm very proud of and I produce that and that's the story.
1:14.0	Jnaya Goddatt, a very brilliant filmmaker, directed and it is about a gay Mormon missionary
1:20.0	who falls in love while he's on his mission in Italy.
1:23.0	And it's this beautiful heartwarming story that we told.
1:27.0	And it also played a Tribeca and it was a New York Times film.
1:33.0	And it's a beautiful heartwarming story.
1:36.0	And again, it's also that same damn theme of mine, of following faith and belief and deception.
1:45.0	And you know, this story essentially isn't that?
1:49.0	I think you can find that online. That's the New York Times website.
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