CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 22m

Deseret

56%(17)IMDbDocumentary

This is multifaceted look at the landscape and history of Utah (or Deseret, as the Mormon Church prefers to call it). Benning condenses 93 news stories from the New York Times from 1852 to 1992 (read offscreen by Fred Gardner) and sets them against contemporary Utah landscapes, the shots changing with each sentence.

Directed byJames Benning

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
EN
Released
January 18, 1996
Studios
The Rockefeller Foundation

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Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Fred Gardner

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Creative team
Directed by
James Benning
James Benning

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