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Salt Sister Wife
documentar
28 minutes ■ 2008 ■ Australia 10 minutes ■ 2009 ■ USA ■ In Competition
Thursday 3:00p
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Friday 9:00p
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Monday 12:00p Thursday 6:10p
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Friday 9:10p
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Saturday 12:10p
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Sunday 9:40a
Monday 3:10p
Plays in: Short Docs (p16)
Plays with: Passengers (p47)
Directors: Michael Angus, Murray Fredericks ■ Producer: Michael Angus ■
Cinematographer: Murray Fredericks ■ Editors: Lindi Harrison, Ingunn Jordansen ■
Director: Jill Orschel ■ Producers/Editors: Alexandra Fuller, Jill Orschel ■ Executive
Music/Composer: Aajinta ■ Principal Cast: Murray Fredericks ■
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Producers: George Klopfer, Elie McLaren, Cassandra Watson, Phillip Watson ■ ies
Cinematographers: Shawn Emery, Jill Orschel ■ Music/Composers: Lisa Needham, Rich
Award winning and internationally renowned photographer, Wyman
■ Principal Cast: DoriAnn Hammon ■
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Murray Fredericks, chronicles his annual solo pilgrimage to the
heart of Lake Eyre in the remote north corner of South Australia. DoriAnn is a Mormon Fundamentalist who shares a husband
Combining the breathtaking imagery of this surreal landscape with her younger biological sister. During a private bathing med-
with hauntingly delicate sounds, it is a personal journey of an itation, DoriAnn explores the surprisingly universal challenges
artist, and an exploration of the creative process and the land- of her marriage and reveals an unexpected explanation for why
scape itself. she chooses polygamy. A rare and unflinching glimpse into a pri-
vate and often misunderstood lifestyle. [adult content]
Alone on the most featureless landscape on earth, Fredericks’
personal video diary captures the beauty of this bleak, empty
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Jill Orschel
and desolate environment—and provides the catalyst for an
unexpected personal transformation. Told with subtlety, care
Director’s Statement
and gentle dry humor, this is the story of what emanates from
I met DoriAnn in December 2005 at a personal empowerment
emptiness.
workshop in Salt Lake City. She was eight
Michael Angus, Murray Fredericks
months pregnant and we connected on a
very powerful and personal level. I soon
Director’s Statement (Michael Angus) learned that not only was she the second
wife to her younger biological sister’s hus-
Three years ago, Murray took with him a
band, but also that she was about to have
video camera to record his working method-
her 12th child. I knew right away that I had
ology on one of these remarkable expedi-
the subject of my next film.
tions. Upon his return, Murray showed me
the footage he’d captured. I had never seen
Michael Angus
When I think about first meeting DoriAnn, it
anything like it and was amazed that he had bothers me that I would have been too scared to approach her
been able to film it all by himself. Rather had I known where she came from. It saddens me that there are
than being a literal documentation of Mur- so many people in our world avoiding each other, or attacking
ray’s work, I felt any documentary should one another, because of their fear of anyone or anything differ-
be an extension of the processes and aims of ent. Making this film has made me realize, while there is a lot
the “Salt” photographic series. about DoriAnn that make us different, there is something much
bigger and human that makes us alike.
Filmography: Angus: The Fight Game, Ooldea; Fredericks:
Directorial Debut Filmography: Lakota Workcamp, The Places You’ll Go
Murray Fredericks
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