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RiseUp Podcast – Freetown Movie – Interview with Garrett Batty and Melissa Larson

March 24, 2015 by NickGalieti

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Films have an impact on how we view the world. But in some cases, films have an impact on the way the world views us. Freetown is the latest film from Garrett Batty, the director of The Sarratov Approach, With this film, the film makers wanted to help the world to see the power of faith with the story of young missionaries in Africa who had to trust in God, and teach the gospel, while their lives were being threatened in the midst of a bloody civil war.

In this episode of RiseUp, we interview Writer and Director Garrett Batty about his work with the film, why he included topics like race and the priesthood, as well as the impact films like this can have on the way individuals throughout the world and their perception of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We also interview Melissa Larson, the screenwriter of the film about what it meant to take a real life story of faith and hardship and translate that to the big screen.

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Filed Under: Hosts, Nick Galieti, Podcast, RiseUp Tagged With: Africa, film, Freetown, Ghana, movie, race and the priesthood, Racial Issues

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