The Falls is a feature film about two missionaries that fall in love while on their mission.The Falls is a feature film about two missionaries that fall in love while on their mission.The Falls is a feature film about two missionaries that fall in love while on their mission.
Brian J. Saville Allard
- Rodney
- (as Brian Allard)
Zach Carter
- Drunken Redneck #2
- (uncredited)
Shania Sierra
- Ward Member
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Thank God for indie films, all puns intended. The Falls is a sensitive, nuanced treatment of Mormonism, sexual orientation and the fierce battles between commitment to a greater cause and following one's own truth. The similarities between this religion's place in our society and the gay rights movement is the film's cleverest and most meaningful contribution. Utterly convincing, outstanding acting by Nick Ferrucci, Benjamin Farmer and especially Brian Allard as a lonely Gulf War vet. I wanted a little more background development for the two leads, and an abbreviated fight scene was jarringly awkward, but that didn't take away much from the movie and its messages. The Falls leaves you with something you won't soon forget.
The Falls explores the Mormon Faith and it's relationship to gay love when two male missionaries develop feelings for one another.
The depth of research and the excellent acting by everyone involved makes this movie a "must buy" DVD.
The dialog was real for what is a very sensitive topic. I hope that people of the Mormon faith can see that special care and respect was taken towards their religion. However, the movie does point out the unnecessary conflict LGBT Mormons must go through.
Jon Garcia is an amazing talented director and I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.
The depth of research and the excellent acting by everyone involved makes this movie a "must buy" DVD.
The dialog was real for what is a very sensitive topic. I hope that people of the Mormon faith can see that special care and respect was taken towards their religion. However, the movie does point out the unnecessary conflict LGBT Mormons must go through.
Jon Garcia is an amazing talented director and I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.
Very enjoyable, meaningful and interesting. Engaging from the very beginning. Sure, the acting could have been better ...along w/the production values (for which I'm deducting a couple stars). But considering this film was made on a shoestring, it still manages to impress and tell a wonderful story about love, humanity and struggle to find one's place in the world!
I've read other reviews of this film and I have to say, the negative reviews are trite. IT'S AN INDEPENDENT FILM! Production quality isn't on par with a multi-million dollar film, but the actors portraying these flawed people are believable. Isn't that what we actually look for in any film? I have watched all three of these, back-to-back more than once because I like crying and this story makes me cry. I really can't say which of the three I like the most since all three touch my heart, and I sincerely have cried during all three. I accidentally saw the first installment then got up, after going to bed, to watch the 3rd. I will watch them again, 1-2-3.
There has never been a movie that has resounded so perfectly as this one had. As I am writing this, I am currently a 16 year old boy and have undergone so much strife, pain, and heartache just from living, more than the average 16 year old should ever have. In "The Family: A Proclomation to the World" they clearly state over and over that marriage between man and woman is a sacred covenant ordained of God. This had to be the greatest cause of my lack of faith in the church, even though I was born and raised in it. The teachings of the evilness of homosexuality, a part of someone that is neither chosen nor even wanted in most cases, led me to think that there was something wrong with the church since I had to pretend to be someone I'm not all for the sake of not wanting to be looked at with disgust or shame. It is truly a hell to have to grow up trying hard to be someone else, that I don't even know who i really am anymore. Since I found out I was gay, and as everyone else around me started maturing, it grew increasingly harder to socialize to even the closest friends I had, since I was lying to them about such a huge, unforgettable part of me. As a result, it is because of this forced fake lifestyle, I believe it has caused me to be the socially awkward person I am today. I honestly believe that if I could have been honest with my parents and everyone around me and been encouraged to be who I am from the start, I would have been able to have developed better basic socialization skills as well as a better faith in a church that I grew up in. I'm sorry for the excessive length of this, but I had to express myself somehow, since I can't say this to my own mom. Thank you if you actually read this...
Did you know
- TriviaElder Chris Merrill (portrayed by Benjamin Farmer (as Ben Farmer)) is from Salt Lake City. Clackamas Falls, Oregon is where he is doing his Missionary work.
- GoofsAlthough the letter from Chris to RJ shows Chris Merrill's name spelled with two "L's", the credits show his name spelled as Elder Merril, with just one "L".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Falls Behind the Scenes (2013)
- SoundtracksUkelele Song
by Owen Duff
The Stop Gap - EP
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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