The Work and the Story

2003 film by Nathan Smith Jones

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The Work and the Story

Directed by| Nathan Smith Jones
Written by| Nathan Smith Jones
Dan Merkley
Produced by| Miriam Smith
Starring| Nathan Smith Jones
Jen Hoskins
Eric Artel
Dan Merkley
Richard Dutcher
Music by| Big Idea Music
Distributed by| Off-Hollywood Distribution

Release date

* August 15, 2003 (2003-08-15)

Running time

| 77 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $103,000

The Work and the Story is a 2003 Mormon mockumentary comedy film written and directed by Nathan Smith Jones and starring Nathan Smith Jones, Jen Hoskins, Eric Artel, Dan Merkley, and Richard Dutcher. The title of the film is a reference to the Mormon-oriented film The Work and the Glory.

## Plot

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The story takes place just after the fictional disappearance of Richard Dutcher, famous for beginning the current Mormon cinema phase with his work God's Army. After Dutcher's disappearance the film follows the journeys of three amateur filmmakers who are eager to take his place as the first "Mormon Steven Spielberg". One of these filmmakers doesn't want to see Dutcher found.

## Production

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Richard Dutcher donated the 16mm film stock to make the film. This is the same stock (three years-old) that God's Army was going to be shot on, had Dutcher not found the financing to shoot on 35mm.

## External links

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* Official website
* The Work and the Story at IMDb
* The Work and the Story at LDSFilm.com
* The Work and the Story at Rotten Tomatoes

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