PBS didn't make the film. Helen Whitney made the film. I like Helen Whitney. She's a nice person. She's intelligent, and a superb filmmaker. But she's not infallible. (I doubt that she claims infallibility.) And reliable sources tell me that she's been under at least some pressure (from elements of PBS) to make the film less positive (i.e., more negative).
I have hopes that the film will be a good one. I will be surprised if it's not sympathetic. That said, she spoke with more dissidents than I would have preferred (in fact, with more than I would regard as proportionate), and such interviews will, no doubt, have their coloring effect. I repeat what I've predicted before: Most likely, the film will be too negative for believing Latter-day Saints and too positive for hostile critics. Which is probably about the best that we can ever hope for from PBS.
Again, here is the official site:
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