EPISODE · Oct 10, 2023 · 39 MIN
‘The Mission’ directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss
from Doc Talk: A Deadline and Nō Studios Podcast · host Deadline Hollywood
Filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss join us to talk about their National Geographic documentary ‘The Mission,’ the story of young Christian missionary John Chau who set off to convert an uncontacted Indigenous group living on a remote island. His death, in a hail of arrows, made news around the world and raised questions about the morality of trying to spread the Gospel to Indigenous peoples who made it clear they wanted nothing to do with outsiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss join us to talk about their National Geographic documentary ‘The Mission,’ the story of young Christian missionary John Chau who set off to convert an uncontacted Indigenous group living on a remote island. His death, in a hail of arrows, made news around the world and raised questions about the morality of trying to spread the Gospel to Indigenous peoples who made it clear they wanted nothing to do with outsiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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