Article VI

This is a clip from a Utah-produced documentary that showed at the D.C. Independent Film Festival in March. It has screened in major cities across the entire U.S. and has received overwhelmingly positive responses from audiences. Having viewed the entire 90+ minutes of it myself, I can see why. This is one of the most facinating documentaries I've seen. It focuses on two of the hottest topics around: religion and politics. It handles these issues with finesse and respect.

Article VI of the United State's Constitution states: "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." And yet, a huge amount of the questions in the debates for the 2008 Presidential Candidacy were extremely personal and dealt directly with candidates' spirituality and religion.

Filmmakers, Bryan Hall and Jack Donaldson (both LDS Democrats), of Living Biography Media created an incredibly captivating and powerful documentary. When I interviewed Hall he talked about how he likes documentaries that show both sides of a story while still revealing their own bias. His film clearly met up with his own criterion. Somerset Films' Dean Hale is working on finding distributors. I eagerly await directing my friends and family (and all of you) on where and when or how they can view the film.