Sundance Film Festival Classics "Conversion"

In a remote corner of the Navajo nation, circa 1950, a visit by Christian missionaries has catastrophic consequences for a family.

Category:

• The Screening Room

Directed by:

• Nanobah Becker

Tags:

• Navajo
• Native
• missionaries
• Jesus
• plains
• New York City
• Sundance
• Film Festival
• Park City
• sundance

[dewfall56]

I hate that Christianity has been forced on so called "savages" for centuries. I don't think Christianity was ever supposed to be forced on anyone. Jesus said, in essence, to his apostles, I send you out like sheep among wolves to preach. If a town or group of people will not listen to the good news you have to share, then shake the dust of that place from your feet and move on to the next.

[1KickTheBaby1]

Please stop arguing about religion, none of you know anything your talking about on either side. Please stop, you're all very stupid and should have no position in arguing about the subject. Go argue about Justin Bieber or something.

Yours,

The Intellectual Community

[Ghostlymuso]

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[WhoUsesUtube]

@dewfall56 If Jesus is such a loving individual then why does he insist on sending people to hell? If religion is meant to create moral guidelines and comfort why do so many people die from religious motivations? Why can't we just learn to love each other and enjoy the time we know we have now instead of confiding in some illogical doctrine as means for comfort?

[hxcmicswinger]

I like the aunt. She's sassy.

[featherstone14art]

"..perhaps you think the Creator sent you here to dispose of us as you see fit..If I thought you were sent by the Creator, I might be induced to think you had a right to dispose of me...do not misunderstand me fully with reference to my affection for the land..I never sais the land was mine and do with it as I choose.The one who has the right to dispose of it is the one who created it..I claim a rright to live on this land, and accord you, the priviledge to live on yours..Chief Joseph.

[mrtimothylime]

@rdevaughn22 Wrong on all counts, Navajo had developed all those things, they just did it in harmony with nature, which is more civilised! Plenty of assimilated navajo sleeping rough and drunk on the streets of the usa not knowing who they are or being accepted by the culture that demanded their assimilation

[mrtimothylime]

Assimilate or die, Christian/western/consumerism demands that our differences are rubbed out. Pretty clunky short really trying to deal with a massive issue inevitably ends up as anti this or that, the story is over before it has begun. The issue remains, the big fish eats the little fish. Like the Navajo do to the Hopi?

[fireant202]

So what happened to the grandfather? Did they poison him or get him drunk or something?

[IDecima]

@GypsiiJane The short only makes any sense if you already make those assumptions. It doesn't show that at all.

If the modern man had come to a 1950's rez with his secular humanism, hedonism, television, Internet, etc, it still would have destroyed the native way of life. In fact it has.......

[hollarvideos]

another piece of anti-Christian propaganda.....a multi billion dollar per year industry. All anyone needs to do to be successful in art or media is to be anti-Christian. Nobody seems to notice that thread. It is growing to be the most persecuted religion in the world. Nobody is forced to be a Christian...it is a choice..

[Carrillophoto]

To clarify some things for those arguing, first good short film great job to the crew. Very few educated people argue the existence of

Jesus. What is argued is his divinity. Christianity's foundation is not base off some teachings of Jesus, which are very practical and wise, neither are you ask to just "believe." rather Christianity was founded upon the resurrection of Jesus. All other prophets and religions, their leader died and that was the end. Without the resurrection Christianity would be