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Tyler Measom - Documentary Filmmaker Pt. 3 | Ep. 902

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Channel: Mormon Stories Podcast · 2018 · Education

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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 Perdition and 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.

Pt 1: https://youtu.be/NcnX9k9uPQw 
Pt 2: https://youtu.be/3EzoI90M0r0

Episode Show Notes: https://mormonstoristg.wpengine.com/tyler-measom/

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Other documentaries was involved in. Elder
02:38 Jesus town
03:37 Believer (ft Dan Reynolds). LDS announcing participation in a commission on suicidality
07:14 A golden time for documentaries. Stories we tell and others
08:12 Live comment, Savannah chiming in
09:26 I want my MTV. Interviewing Sting. Not talking to the subjects as much
14:11 Other people who were interviewed. The founders the interesting people. VJs
15:31 Telling the story about cable television. Currently in post production. A&E.
17:00 The Utah documentary field. How LDS culture helps.
21:33 Broadway theatre in downtown SLC. Tyler on the board back then. Utah film center
23:08 Not wanting to wait for the next film. The poet and the murderer. Mark Hofmann story
26:48 Story has been told numerous times, but never in a feature film. Tyler deciding to do it
27:47 Interviewing Brent Ashworth and getting access to all kinds of other people
28:54 A story that needs to be told. How can we support the effort?
30:02 Great producers. Jared Hess
31:09 Intent for the project. Why support is needed
37:55 Access to top church leaders? Richard Turley. Others that will be featured
40:19 Tyler's thoughts on Trump and republicans. Hating deception
42:50 Tyler's closing words for aspiring documentary makers and artists
46:52 Thank you Tyler
47:47 Closing words
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