Comments on: Seattle Screening of Nobody Knows

By: Thomas Parkin

Thomas Parkin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:09:31 +0000

Ack!! I wish someone would have posted a reminder! I wouldn’t have missed this for the world. While this was going on, I was at home playing Tetris and feeling sorry for myself. And now I feel even more sorry for myself. Thanks a lot BCC.

By: Steve Evans

Steve Evans — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:08:00 +0000

Kevin, glad you enjoyed it. Darius and Margaret are a class act.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:04:19 +0000

Just got back from the Seattle screening a while ago. There were by my estimate about 225 to 250 in attendance, and it was very well received. My wife and I loved it, finding it moving in parts, and with a few surprises that I wasn’t expecting.

Darius and Margaret gave some great answers to questions, and talked a lot about the “extra features”, which we are all looking forward to. Thanks to Molly Bennion for putting this together!

By: aaron

aaron — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:45:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing this information. I have some friends here in the seattle area who will be able to benefit from this and we’ll be there!

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:38:23 +0000

Margaret, there would be no chapel screening here, and it would not carry the appearance of a Church function or production. The “other” Stake President I mentioned is a highest level executive in one of the largest companies in the area, with incredible connections outside the Church. If he decided to make it happen, it would happen anywhere that would be best - at no cost to you guys - with no hint of official ties to the Church itself.

E-mail me privately as you contact Matt. I am more than happy to be the one who facilitates the necessary contacts, but I think Matt would be the best face of the request. If we do this in a concerted effort, I can’t imagine it wouldn’t get done in a perfect venue.

By: Margaret Young

Margaret Young — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:53:21 +0000

I’m trying to decide if I should just e-mail Ray directly or respond on the blog. I guess I’ll respond here.
We’re trying very hard to keep the film from being seen as a Church production. Ultimately, it’s an insider’s look at race issues in Mormonism, since Darius and I directed it, but we include ex-Mormon and non-Mormon narratives as well. We’ve been turning down invitations to do anything which puts us in a chapel. Right now, we have four screenings scheduled for fall semester (I divide my life into semesters), and already have three for winter. Several are in the deep south.

So, what I’m saying is that we can’t accommodate any more screenings until February–which typically gets jam-packed. But we love the idea of Cincinnati, especially because of the Underground Railroad museum.

If McCain chooses Romney, we’re hoping we can get some national air time ASAP. However, that would be just the documentary itself. The DVD is so exciting. We’re finished with special features now, and just need to take care of some final details. I am REALLY excited about the information and voices we provide in special features. Perhaps my favorite is the Len Hope story, which includes Darius’s description of Len’s conversion, and then Len’s own voice telling his story. Elder Marion D. Hanks provided the audio cassette which he recorded in 1945. It is remarkable.

Our money is used up, however, so we’ll be doing some fund raising to cover duplication, packaging, and publicity.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:58:35 +0000

Margaret, I spoke with Matt White last night about this screening and asked him if he had any connections that could make a screening in Cincinnati possible. He was very interested and thought he might be able to speak to a couple of people who could make it happen.

Please contact him directly, mention that I told you of our conversation and see if that might be a possibility. I am confident our Stake President would make a HUGE deal of it, and I am confident he would instruct our Stake Public Affairs Director to prioritize the event. In fact, if Matt gets behind it, he and I can approach our Stake President and the President of one of the other Cincinnati stakes who is close to some very influential people in town and see if we can get a sponsor for it.

I think it would flow best from Matt rather than me, so feel free to share this suggestion with him directly. I can step in when it is brought up at the Stake level.

By: Bro. Jones

Bro. Jones — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:20:44 +0000

I’m going to keep posting snarky comments like this one until you have a screening in D.C. (Snarkiness aside: congrats on the continuing distribution of the film to audiences across the nation!)

By: molly bennion

molly bennion — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:23:21 +0000

Thanks, Steve, for the post and thanks to all for your encouraging comments. This will be a wonderful evening. We are so fortunate to have both Darius and Margaret with us. Both are wise, articulate and inspiring. Darius is on a very short list of the most inspiring men any of us could ever meet. And their film is a Must-See!
Don’t be late. We have the theater only until 9 and we don’t want to waste our potential time in dialogue with Darius and Margaret by delaying our showtime. Finally, if you can contribute $5 toward the theater rental and cost of bringing Margaret and Darius here, please do. If not, you are still most welcome. See ya’ll there!

By: BrianJ

BrianJ — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:59:24 +0000

so we can all put names with faces.

I’m going, but I don’t think my name goes very well with my face. Will that be a problem?