Exclusive In-Person Member Screening—The Mission

LACMA members are invited to join FILM at LACMA for a special in-person screening of Bobi Wine: The People’s President.

LACMA members are invited to join FILM at LACMA for a special in-person screening of The Mission.

In 2018, a shocking event made headlines around the world: a young American missionary, John Chau, was killed by arrows while attempting to contact one of the world’s most isolated Indigenous peoples on remote North Sentinel Island. From Emmy®-winning directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (Boys State) with Oscar®-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn of Lightbox comes National Geographic Documentary Films’ The Mission, which uncovers the gripping story beyond the headlines. Through exclusive interviews and with unprecedented access to Chau’s secret plans, personal diaries, and video archives, The Mission examines the mythology of exploration that inspired him, the evangelical community that supported his quest, and the revelation of his own father’s heartbreak as Chau’s youthful thirst for adventure became a fatal obsession.

Watch the official trailer.

The Mission is streaming now on Disney+.

This in-person screening will take place at an offsite theater. Location details will be shared in the email invitation. Capacity is limited and reservations are required.