Murder Among the Mormons on Netflix: The Mark Hofmann Story
Murder Among the Mormons is one of the best true crime documentaries on Netflix in 2021.
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Murder Among the Mormons (2021) is the new Netflix true-crime docuseries about Mark Hofmann, who is one of the most notable forgers in history. Hofmann created forgeries related to the Latter Day Saint movement, which led to fame and fortune. But the truth caught up with Hofmann one fateful day in 1985, as two innocent people lost their lives.
We are joined by award-winning co-director and producer of Murder Among the Mormons, Tyler Measom. His previous work includes Leaving the Cult: Sons of Perdition (2010), An Honest Liar (2014) and Biography: I Want My MTV (2019). Tyler directed this docuseries with Jared Hess, who is best known for his films Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006) and Gentlemen Broncos (2009). Tyler talks about how he and Jared came to turn this story into a docuseries, as well as what they discovered about Mark Hoffman and the nature of belief. In the process we also learn about getting a film idea to the big screen.
“The power he must have felt to create and change history, to alter what millions of people believe, and know and pray to every day - to have the power to change that in your basement is a remarkable feeling I suspect.” - Tyler Measom
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Guest introduction and film trailer.
05:38 - What the series Murder Among the Mormons is about.
08:19 - Why the story wasn’t heavily publicised at the time.
09:41 - How co-directors Tyler and Jared made the story so gripping.
11:20 - The boom period there was for collecting Mormon antiquities.
13:04 - How Mark Hofmann was such a successful forger.
16:02 - How Hofmann started his career in forging.
20:56 - Why he went into a life of deceit.
25:33 - Why Tyler and Jared decided to make a documentary about Hofmann.
30:42 - How a documentary goes from a brainstorming session to being on screen.
36:36 - The way a docuseries format gives the filmmakers more freedom.
37:49 - The willingness of people to be interviewed for the film.
41:45 - How they knew the film would be so successful.
45:59 - The reasons Mark conned Mormons.
49:01 - How Tyler kept his own beliefs regarding Mormonism separate from the film.
50:24 - What the film says about belief.
51:36 - The next projects Tyler is working on.
Resources:
Murder Among the Mormons (2021): m.imdb.com/title/tt13987620/
Leaving the Cult: Sons of Perdition, a book by Tyler Measom: www.amazon.co.uk/Sons-Perditi...
Billy Wilder’s 10 Screenwriting Tips: www.writingclasses.com/toolbo...
This is Distorted: www.thisisdistorted.com/
Connect with Tyler Measom:
Website: www.tylermeasom.com/about
LinkedIn: / tyler-measom-1345788
Instagram: / tylermeasom
Facebook: / tmeasom
Connect with Matthew Sherwood:
Facebook: / matthew.sherwood.14
LinkedIn: / matthewsherwood
Twitter: / sherwood1967
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Can u remember the name of the family who went to the Amazon and the elder missionary was killed by a paranoid native but his grandchild forgave him and invited him to his graduation?? THIS WAS ONE OF THE 1st MURDERS OF A MORMON IN SOUTH AMERICA
Bit of a start
That missionary was NOT a Mormon. That was Jim Elliot and the movie was called End of the Spear. I read the book based on Jim Elliot’s life. His wife Elisabeth Elliot and the other woman whose husbands were speared went into the jungles of Ecuador and friended the Indians. Excellent story but Jim Elliot and the other men were American missionaries non-denominational faith and not Mormons.
I don't know about that one, but plenty of young Mormon missionaries have died on their missions. Yes, murder, but also there has been severe illnesses that have lead to death. There are also many cases, including of young men, being sexually assaulted by other missionaries. These young kids PAY their own way and suffer quite a lot, all to increase the profits of an already obscenely rich church. I think with 50 billion dollars, the church could pay the way of the missionaries and take good care of them, whether in the US or foreign countries. The moral takeaway is if you don't want to be killed, don't go trying to tell other countries what to believe.
Of course another Mormon believing every piece of propaganda they hear.
Praying lds eyes opened
I'm LDS I love the gospel
@@navajorezathlete1202 Bless your heart Navajo Joe
@@speedfreak8200 thank you, bless you too
Sooo funny, you'd think the name moron- i would tip them off LOL
Hahahahaah they r just as bad as scientology all should pay taxes
Interesting point
Very interesting. I feel sorry for Mormons when I stumble upon them in Paris.
Why do you feel sorry for members if the church of jesus christ of latter day saints as I don't understand .. I am a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and I don't see why ppl would feel so sad for us as we are followers of christ and yes the church has had its issues in the past but so has all churches.. I feel that sometimes ppl don't wanna understand the faith at all .
@@anthonynettleton8346 it's a false religion for the white delightsome. A 100 billion dollar conglomerate, no one feels sorry for them. They should pay taxes.
@@anthonynettleton8346 I find the faith to be strange and is in my opininon untrue, but almost every LDS member I've met is happy, well put together and is often an exceptional person.
@@everywhenever to be fair I am inactive and recently been looking into things and I would say by what I am researching and understanding right now I won't be a member if it this keeps going the way it has been recently as there seems to be big differences between what was taught and what is taught now
@@anthonynettleton8346 you aren’t followers of Christ. You are followers of Jospeh Smith. You also elevate the active prophet within the church and follow anything he states. Sorry but followers of Christ only live by the Bible not another book called the Mormon book or Pearls of Great Price. Also, the gold plates according to history were never seen by anyone except Jospeh Smith.
The Amazing Randi is a Flaming homosexual!
Woah! Thanks for watching...and for the addition!
Just what was the actual purpose of this broadcast?
Have you even heard about this?