Believer

[formerlyfreedom]

Premiering Monday, June 25, 2018.

 

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Directed by Don Argott, Believer follows Mormon Dan Reynolds, frontman for the Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons, as he takes on a new mission to explore how the Mormon 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 of acceptance and change.

The film documents a year of Reynolds’ life during the process of organizing the first-ever LoveLoud Festival concert in Orem, Utah, to benefit such gay rights organizations as GLAAD and the Trevor Project, among others. While Believer takes a broader look at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ treatment of LGBTQ members, it also focuses on the suicide rate in the community, which has skyrocketed in the last decade. The film centers on Reynolds, Aja Volkman, his wife and fellow musician, and Tyler Glenn, frontman for Neon Trees, among others.

[jabinlbc]

Anybody watch this?  Not really a fan of Imagine Dragons, but was interested in this story.  I was impressed by him and the Neon Trees guy.  Was surprised when I looked up Dan Reynolds for more info and found out he and his wife had divorced in the time since this was filmed...wonder what happened.

[EtheltoTillie]

On 6/26/2018 at 12:53 PM, jabinlbc said:

Anybody watch this?  Not really a fan of Imagine Dragons, but was interested in this story.  I was impressed by him and the Neon Trees guy.  Was surprised when I looked up Dan Reynolds for more info and found out he and his wife had divorced in the time since this was filmed...wonder what happened.

Wow, that is surprising.  Maybe she could not stay in the Mormon faith.

[Liamsmom617]

Just now watching this. I too am sorry to hear that Dan and his wife are no longer together.

[Marigold66]

Imagine Dragons has been played to death on the radio and for that reason, I have started to dislike them but tonight I watched this documentary and have a newfound respect for the band and for Dan Reynolds.  I was really moved by his passion and self-awareness that being silent was being complicit in the bigotry of the Mormon church towards LGBTQ folks!

On 2/17/2019 at 10:40 AM, Liamsmom617 said:

Just now watching this. I too am sorry to hear that Dan and his wife are no longer together.

I was disheartened to read that but I just googled and apparently they reconciled earlier this year and are expecting another baby!  That made me happy.

Edited May 29, 2019 by Marigold66