Mormon Gulag Short Film

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Mormon Gulag Short Film

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I am very, very proud to announce that the short film, "Clearing Time: Fighting a Mormon Gulag" is finally available for viewing pleasure.

Clearing Time exposes deceit and abuse at Utah's West Ridge Academy (also known as the Utah Boys Ranch or Mormon Gulag). The short film documents the Utah Boys Ranch Network's quest for justice.


You can watch the extended trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTdzGPx4Fek

Enjoy, folks.




Spoiler alert:

Watch for FARMS!
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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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I trust Lowell Bennion would be rolling in his grave right now.

Eric, you don't think he would have approved of this, do you? or that he knew at all about this kind of stuff?

Or did this crap already start before Buttars bought him out? I hope not.

Nice job.
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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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The music stinks. It gave me a headache. Also, your trailer is total propaganda. The black and white interviews are usually done for effect. It brings off gloom and it highlights the depressed nature of the words said by the interviewee. It also creates an emotional feeling inside the viewer.

I am sure that many will enjoy it because it is antimormon. You should get some hits from born again christians and other people who hate the LDS church. However, I will be more impressed if the state of utah begins to investigate the ranch. But so far, this does not seem to be happening. Why?
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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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why me wrote:The music stinks. It gave me a headache.
I hardly doubt it was the music caused your headache

Also, your trailer is total propaganda. The black and white interviews are usually done for effect. It brings off gloom and it highlights the depressed nature of the words said by the interviewee. It also creates an emotional feeling inside the viewer.
Why don't you refute some of the points he made instead of labeling Propaganda, give us some examples?

I am sure that many will enjoy it because it is antimormon. You should get some hits from born again christians and other people who hate the LDS church. Why?
This is where you are totally wrong, your bias toward opposition blindly comes to surface.
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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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why me wrote:The music stinks. It gave me a headache. Also, your trailer is total propaganda. The black and white interviews are usually done for effect. It brings off gloom and it highlights the depressed nature of the words said by the interviewee. It also creates an emotional feeling inside the viewer.

I am sure that many will enjoy it because it is antimormon. You should get some hits from born again christians and other people who hate the LDS church. However, I will be more impressed if the state of utah begins to investigate the ranch. But so far, this does not seem to be happening. Why?

Wait, you mean somebody is doing something for effect in a MOVIE?

Walmart, it is supposed to create an emotion inside the viewer. That's the point of art.
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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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Keep up the good work, Eric.

If I might make a suggestion:

Post the DVD at no charge.

"If you believe our vision is clear, please help up keep the spotlight burning by returning to make a donation"

Mormons won't give you even a dollar until you overcome their skeptism.

Mormons ought to be your target audience because that is where the new boys are coming from.

Win them over with the DVD first.

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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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Off Topic:

WhyMe is one of the reasons why a board needs an "Introduce Yourself" area.

If you knew more about this clown you wouldn't bother reacting to his innane comments.
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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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However, I will be more impressed if the state of utah begins to investigate the ranch. But so far, this does not seem to be happening.


No you won't. Because they are.
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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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gramps wrote:I trust Lowell Bennion would be rolling in his grave right now.

Eric, you don't think he would have approved of this, do you? or that he knew at all about this kind of stuff?

Or did this crap already start before Buttars bought him out? I hope not.

Nice job.


I think Lowell Bennion started something altruistic that was completely transformed by Chris Buttars. I don't know much about Bennion but it sounds like he was a great guy. I don't know if it's in the trailer, but Buttars bought the ranch for a million bucks.
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Re: Mormon Gulag Short Film

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I say this without the slightest hestitation.

This was the MOST EXCELLENT thing regarding WR you've put before my eyes in a year, Eric.

Powerful and well done!

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