At least two films at the festival mention Mormons, one overtly and one obliquely. In “Sunshine Cleaning,” after a character gives a self-described “weird” explanation as to why she doesn’t drink alcohol or do drugs, the character played by Emily Blunt advises, "You should just tell people you're a Mormon." The crowd at the Rose Wagner got a kick out of that.
In “Chonto,” playing as part of the “Animation Spotlight,” fallen rock star Bobby Bird recounts touring with his first band mates, a group of folks from Utah that would "sip milk and say golly." He doesn’t keep them around for very long.
- Sam Vicchrilli