“There is a fine line between faith and madness.”
National Geographic Documentary Films has released a trailer for an interesting and tragic documentary titled The mission. The story centers on a 26-year-old American Christian missionary named John Chau, who ended up killed by an indigenous group on an island off the coast of India. This was one of the last remaining communities on the planet. In isolation.
The film was directed by Amanda McBaine AND Jesse Moss and is a “gripping whodunit that examines the moral and ethical implications of John Chau’s story to probe deeply into the complicated history of colonialism and global exploration.”
In 2018, “a shocking event made worldwide headlines: a young American missionary, John Chau, was killed by arrows while attempting to contact one of the world’s most isolated indigenous peoples on remote North Sentinel Island. From Emmy-winning directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss with Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn of Lightbox comes National Geographic Documentary Films’ The Mission, unraveling the gripping story beyond the headlines. Through exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to Chau’s secret plans, personal journals and video archives, The Mission examines the mythology of exploration that inspired him, the evangelical community that supported his quest, and reveals his own pain. father while Chau’s youthful thirst for adventure. it has become a fatal obsession”.
McBaine and Moss said in a statement, “Looking closely at John Chau’s death, we found a complicated and layered story, equal parts adventure and tragedy. At its core, it is an intimate drama, an emotional dialogue between father and son.” But it also raises questions for us all about the great historical forces that shaped our world, the implications of faith, and the legacy of the so-called Age of Discovery. It’s a story worthy of the big screen and echoing the epic tales it inspired John and finally condemned him.”
The Mission will premiere at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival this week and will be released in select theaters (New York and Toronto) starting October 13, 2023 and in the UK starting November 17 this fall.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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