According to the state's film commission, we built the largest set in Hawaii, next to 'Waterworld,' one that was prefabricated over several months and, miraculously, erected in 30 days." Merrill said the film project offered him "a rare opportunity to combine what I believe as a Mormon and what I do as a filmmaker. "The focus of the film's story is on Jesus Christ and his resurrection, which is why we celebrate Easter." He added that the timing of the run, just before Easter, is fortuitous. "Local people who worked on it can now bring their family and friends to see it."
"To film this universal story in Hawaii and then to come back is, frankly, delightful to me," said Merrill by phone from Los Angeles. With the prompting of local mission president Mark Willes, the inspirational film will play continuously at the IMAX Theater at the Mormon-run Polynesian Cultural Center. "The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd" was shown once on the Garden Isle soon after its completion, but otherwise hasn't been shown in Hawaii until now. Filmed mainly on Kauai in 1998, it's an ambitious docudrama based on a piece of scripture in the Book of Mormon that tells of Christ's visit to an ancient Central American city. Two years ago, he completed a film for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Merrill is returning to Hawaii as a filmmaker. "The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Sheperd" filmed mainly on Kauai, returns for screenings at the Laie IMAX.īy Gary C.W.
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