Deseret
This is multifaceted look at the landscape and history of Utah (or Deseret, as the Mormon Church prefers to call it). Benning condenses 93 news stories from the New York Times from 1852 to 1992 (read offscreen by Fred Gardner) and sets them against contemporary Utah landscapes, the shots changing with each sentence.
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Deseret
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 18, 1996
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
55%
Original Title
Deseret
Production Companies
The Rockefeller Foundation
Director
James Benning
Description
This is multifaceted look at the landscape and history of Utah (or Deseret, as the Mormon Church prefers to call it). Benning condenses 93 news stories from the New York Times from 1852 to 1992 (read offscreen by Fred Gardner) and sets them against contemporary Utah landscapes, the shots changing with each sentence.
