The new film "Six Days in August" takes the viewer to 19th Century Illinois.  Nauvoo, to be exact, in the summer of 1844.  Joseph Smith, the prophet and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints had just been killed by his enemies, and the surviving leadership wasn't sure what to do next, and more importantly, who should be the next leader.  What followed would decide the course of history for thousands, and eventually millions of people.

In this Movie Show Digital Extra, writer/director Mark Goodman (who previously directed "Witnesses") and actors Jenessa Sheffield (who plays Vilate Kimball) and Ted Bushman (who plays Wilford Woodruff) join Andy Farnsworth to talk about making the movie, including not shying away from the more sensitive or (to some) controversial aspects of history to depict these characters, warts and all; how they decided on who to cast as Brigham Young; what connections the actors felt to the characters; some of the funnier moments that took place during production; what things surprised them in the process of making the movie, and what ultimately they hope those who see the film will take away from it.

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