A Personal Experience of Representation - The Intersection of Armenian Culture & Epilepsy
I am an Armenian who has a mild form of epilepsy. I rarely see Armenian culture and epilepsy properly portrayed in film or TV. I delve into the how and why.
The Field Is White (2002)
When things are not going well for John Taylor, he reads his journal and reflects on his missionary life and his companion Elder Alma Johnson. They try to teach people about the gospel and want to give lessons, but the people are not interested. They do teach a lady named Melissa, but does not think she can be baptized. The other missionaries try to make life bearable by having fun and living together. Finally, Melissa learns the lessons of the gospel and knows the church is true and gets baptized.
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When things are not going well for John Taylor, he reads his journal and reflects on his missionary life and his companion Elder Alma Johnson. They try to teach people about the gospel and want to give lessons, but the people are not interested. They do teach a lady named Melissa, but does not think she can be baptized. The other missionaries try to make life bearable by having fun and living together. Finally, Melissa learns the lessons of the gospel and knows the church is true and gets baptized.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:John Lyde
In Theaters:1/1/2002
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Runtime:59 minutes
Studio:JKL Entertainment
Cast
John Lyde
Director
Tyson Downey
Elder John Taylor
Kirt Fairbank
Elder Alma Johnson
Lynne Carr
Melissa
Richard Pratt
The Minister
Dave Kenchington
Elder Newell
Jake Ballentine
Elder Wursten
Rose Rowbury
Karen Grover
Roger Rowbury
Danny Grover
Annette Rowbury
Mariah Grover
April Rose Rowbury
Jasmine Grover
Nicholas Frey
Scott
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