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Tania Anderson
FI DE 2022 52' 95'
⚬ Human Interest ⚬ Kids & Youth ⚬ Society
Every year, over 60,000 young missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (most commonly referred to as Mormons) are sent across the world to preach their gospel. THE MISSION follows four American LDS teenagers who leave the comfort of their families and their remote, religion-filled bubbles to travel to the frozen, forested lands of Finland, home of Europe’s most non-religious, private and skeptical people. As these wide-eyed, impassioned teens struggle with missing their families, language hurdles, aching feet, and daily rejection, they are pushed beyond their limits, falling deeper into their faith.
Director | Tania Anderson |
Producers | Isabella Karhu, Juho-Pekka Tanskanen |
Co-Producer | Dirk Manthey |
Production Company | Danish Bear Productions |
In collaboration with | YLE, SWR/ARTE, NRK, SVT, RTS |
Cinematography | Antti Savolainen |
Additional Cinematography | Oscar Jiménez |
Editor | Suvi Solja |
Music | Mikko Joensuu |
Sound | Janis Grossman-Alhambra, Ilkka Kunttu |
Sundance 2022 |
Göteborg FF 2022 |
Lux FilmFest 2022 |
Thessaloniki Documentary FF 2022 |
Cleveland FF 2022 |
Beldocs 2022 |
Docville 2022 |
FIPADOC 2023 |
| Runtimes | 52' 95' |
| Spoken Languages | English, Finnish |
| Production Countries | Finland, Germany |
Tania Anderson is an emerging filmmaker of American, British, and Swiss nationality based in Helsinki, Finland. She has also worked as a writer and journalist, most recently for National Geographic. Her passion in storytelling is sharing the tales of ordinary people, and THE MISSION is her first feature documentary.
