National Geographic Documentary Films and Picturehouse present an advance screening of “The Mission" followed by a conversation with the filmmakers and journalist John Horn. Thursday, October 12th at Landmark Pasadena.
In 2018, a shocking event made headlines around the world: a young American missionary, John Chau, was killed by arrows while attempting to contact one of the world’s most isolated Indigenous peoples on remote North Sentinel Island. From EmmyⓇ-winning directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, with OscarⓇ-winning producer Simon Chinn, Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn of Lightbox, and Picturehouse, comes National Geographic Documentary Films’ “The Mission," which uncovers the gripping story beyond the headlines.
Through exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to Chau’s secret plans, personal diaries, and video archives, “The Mission" examines the mythology of exploration that inspired him, the evangelical community that supported his quest, and reveals his own father’s heartbreak as Chau’s youthful thirst for adventure became a fatal obsession.
To visualize John’s master plan, filmmakers drew on the same art form that inspired him — comics. Hand-drawn animation brings to life key story moments
When: Thursday, October 12th. Screenings at 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Where: Landmark Theatres Pasadena, 673 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena
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"The Mission" - National Geographic Documentary Films website
