New stories made by the producers of the movie “Meet the Mormons” will be a new highlight at the New Zealand Visitors’ Centre on the Hamilton Temple grounds, and at other English-speaking visitors’ centres around the world, beginning in August.
The new 20-minute vignettes featuring diverse members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their families will join the original six documentary-style segments from the movie that was released in the fall of 2014.
“They’re brand new stories crafted in the same way as the original work,” said Blair Treu, executive producer, writer and director of “Meet the Mormons.”
“We have the same creative team, so there’s a level of expectation that the stories are going to be entertaining and inspirational,” Treu explained.
There will be nine stories in all.
The three new stories highlight the lives of several additional Church members, including a horse trainer in northeastern Utah, a family of entertainers in Japan and an artist who was born in Italy and now lives in the United States.
The original six stories have been updated with additional footage to make them stand-alone features.
Elder C. Michael Zundel, director of the New Zealand Visitors’ Centre, is anxiously waiting for the films to arrive. “They make their public debut on Temple Square in Salt Lake City Utah on Saturday, July 16, 2016. We will receive them shortly thereafter, he said.