LMGI COMPASS
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UNDER THE BANNER
OF HEAVEN
When producer Brian Dennis called supervising location manager and Calgary
native Matt Palmer/LMGI to see if he'd be interested in coming home to Calgary to
work on Under the Banner of Heaven, the new limited series for FX on Hulu, Matt
initially said "yes." Then he read the bestselling true crime novel by Jon Krakauer
that had inspired the limited series and, for a moment, had second thoughts.
The book lays out the shocking events that led to the murder of Brenda Wright
Lafferty and her 15-month-old baby daughter in 1984 followed by the 12-day
search for the killers. The story is intertwined with the birth of Mormonism in
the early 1800s, tracing the journey of Joseph Smith and his followers.
"It's very dark. Even gruesome at times," says Matt. "I just wasn't sure it was
something I wanted to be a part of."
Illuminating the
Human Experience:
THE LOCATIONS OF
Photos by Matt Palmer/LMGI, except as noted.
by Shaun O'Banion
