Episode 460: Jason Conforto, Producer of Dog Valley, Murder of Gordon Church, Gay Utahn in 1988

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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My friend Jason Conforto, producer at Avalanche Studios, talks about why he and director, Dave Lindsay, decided to produce the documentary film Dog Valley, about the brutal murder of Gordon Church in Millard County, Utah in 1988. Jason shares the role his friend, Chad Anderson, played in researching and bringing this story to Avalanche Studios and producing the film with them. The movie honors the life of Gordon Church and brings awareness to his horrific death. It opens the door to what we can do to better support our fellow LGBTQ friends and create positive messages. Jason, who is an active LDS father with a gay son, also talks about how much better things are for his son 30+ years later and how much he loves and supports his son. You can purchase the film at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/dog-valley/id1582528103 Or you can find more information about the film at dogvalleymovie.com or Avalanche-studios.com Thank you Jason for being on the podcast. Thank you to Chad Anderson, Dave Lindsay, the Millard County Sheriff Department, Avalanche Studios, and everyone who put this needed documentary together to honor Gordon Church. Facebook links: https://www.facebook.com/Dog-Valley-101075248315548 https://www.facebook.com/AvalancheStudios https://www.facebook.com/jason.conforto.1/

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.4	My guest on today's podcast is my friend Jason Conforto. Welcome to the podcast, Jason.
0:14.9	Thanks for having me. Just by introduction, we're going to talk about a film that Jason works.
0:21.5	He's a co-producer at Avalanche Studios.
0:24.2	He's going to talk about a film called Dog Valley.
0:27.6	I'll let him introduce that film and how it came about.
0:30.2	But most of this podcast is going to be about this film that does talk about a gay man that was murdered here in Utah.
0:38.6	If I'm using the right vocabulary in about 1988,
0:41.8	and the reason that people have stepped forward and want to share this story to help us do better.
0:47.1	Jason is an active member of the LDS Church.
0:50.1	He's also a father of a gay son, so he's in many circles that connect with this issue. He's also,
0:56.9	we won't talk about this too much at this point, but he's also put together some support groups
1:01.6	within his LDS area, support groups for families with LGBTQ children, as well as support group
1:09.5	for LGBTQ Latter-Days Saints.
1:11.5	So I became aware of Jason a couple years ago and just admire the work he's doing to bring
1:17.2	more understanding in multiple circles about the general theme of how to better support
1:21.4	LGBTQ people.
1:23.9	Is that okay for an introduction?
1:25.6	That's great.
1:26.6	Do awesome in these.
1:30.2	Oh, can I add one thing to the introduction? I'm also, I'm also a big listener to this podcast. So I'm one of your, uh, your several
1:38.9	thousand who's listened to every episode and it's been a, uh, a huge blessing of my life. So thank you so much for the
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