Believer (2018)

Imagine Dragons' Mormon front man Dan Reynolds is taking on a new mission to explore how the Church treats its LGBTQ members. With the rising suicide rate amongst teens in the state of Utah... See full summary »

Director:

Don Argott

Stars:

Dan Reynolds, Aja Volkman, Ben McKee

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dan Reynolds	...	Self
Aja Volkman	...	Self
Ben McKee	...	Self
Daniel Platzman	...	Self
Wayne Sermon	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Landon Creer	...	(credit only)
Tyler Glenn	...	Self
Sheri Lunn	...	Self - Trevor Project
Savannah Skyler	...	Self (as Savannah)

Storyline

Imagine Dragons' Mormon front man Dan Reynolds is taking on a new mission to explore how the Church treats its LGBTQ members. With the rising suicide rate amongst teens in the state of Utah, his concern with the Church's policies sends him on an unexpected path for acceptance and change.

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Plot Keywords:

mormon | musician | singer | antigay discrimination | gay rights | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dan Reynolds shot for the moon in sending an email to Hans Zimmer, asking if he would be interested in writing the film's score. After watching the documentary, Zimmer agreed to score the film.

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Connections

Referenced in The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Julie Bowen #2 (2019)

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Soundtracks

BELIEVER
Performed by Imagine Dragons
Courtesy of KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Words and Music by Wayne Sermon (as Daniel Wayne Sermon), Dan Reynolds (as Daniel Coulter Reynolds), Ben McKee (as Benjamin Arthur McKee), Daniel Platzman (as Daniel James Platzman), Robin Fredriksson (as Robin Lennart Fredriksson), Robin Fredriksson (as Mattias Per Larsson) and Robin Fredriksson (as Justin Drew Tranter)
© Songs of Universal, Inc on behalf of itself, Songs For Kidinakor, and Imagine Dragons Publishing and WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI) OBO ITSELF AND JUSTIN'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS WB MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP) OBO WARNER/CHAPPEL MUSIC SCANDINAVIA ABOBO ITSELF, WOLF COUSINS AND MA-JAY PUBLISHING

User Reviews

A MUST SEE FILM

What a beautiful piece! I caught this at Sundance and it absolutely was my favorite film of the weekend. It was incredibly courageous and such a necessary catalyst for change. Hopefully the Mormon leaders will see this film and feel a need to listen to the voices of the gay youth sitting in their very pews.

I believe that this film will save lives. Our gay youth need to see this film and feel the much needed love and acceptance they deserve. My eyes were glued to the screen the entire time and my heart was broken but also given hope for a future of equality and acceptance.

I have no idea how someone could watch this film and walk away with a negative view of it unless they were just searching for a reason to spew hate. I enjoyed listening to Reynolds interview on NPR recently and got further insight in to the reasoning behind the creation of this documentary and could feel his sense of passion and determination. We need more straight allies to shed light on our gay youth and the unfortunate situations they are often born in to due to religion and family situations.

I'm looking forward to the film coming out on HBO to share it with my family and friends. Hopefully it will open up some of their conservative eyes and help them to see the sad truth of religious guilt upon our children.

What a beautiful film!

Details

Official Sites:

Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Believer (Imagine Dragons)

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Live Nation Productions, 9.14 Pictures, Another Brother Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color