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The Work and the Story
Produced by Miriam Smith, Nathan Smith Jones, Emily Pearson
Directed by Nathan Smith Jones
Screenplay by Nathan Smith Jones
Screenplay by Richard Dutcher
Screenplay by Dan Merkley
Premiere Date: September 2003
Length: 77 min.
 

Genre:   Film
Sub Genres:
Comedy
Production Type:
Mormon Contributor(s)
Content Types:
Mockumentary
Significant Mormon Elements
Distribution Types:
Commercial Video (VHS/DVD)
Summary:
"It is July, 2000. Richard Dutcher, who founded LDS Cinema with the success of his film 'God's Army' is missing and presumed dead. Who will take his place? Peter Beuhmann, an egotistical local filmmaker, is determinied to make his own feature film to be crowned the next 'Mormon Spielberg'. But he has competition. Judy is a filmmaker/house wife whose biblical epics are distinguished only for their bad choreography. Kevin struggles with maternal disapproval, financing woes and the fact that his films are just 10 seconds long...."--Container.

Quotes:
Large egos, big dreams, small budgets.

Additional details at Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339921/

Additional details at ldsvideo.com
http://www.ldsvideo.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=472

Official Website
http://www.theworkandthestory.com/

View BYU Library catalog record
http://catalog.lib.byu.edu/uhtbin/ckey-search/3258173

View the trailer at ishowstogo.com
http://www.ishowstogo.com/trailers/OMOS.mp4

HBLL Call No: DVDMM 221
Cast Members: Nathan Smith Jones, Richard Dutcher, Kirby Heyborne, Dan Merkley, Jennifer Hoskins, Eric Artell, Lincoln Hoppe
Film Editor: John Neal Crossman
Cinematographer: Tristan Whitman
Country: USA

Reviewed In:
[Review of] The Work and the Story by Eric D. Snider
'The Work and the Story' spoofs LDS filmmaking by Jeff Vice






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