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Brigham

Name: Brigham
Director: Tom McGowan
Released: 1977
Duration: 132 min

Representation Score

2.4/10

Limited

1977

Director

Tom McGowan

Runtime

132 minutes

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The film presents a traditional biographical drama that reinforces historical hierarchies. The narrative structure revolves around the life of a single male religious leader and the establishment of a specific faith-based community. The film aligns with conventional historical storytelling, focusing on the settlement of the Utah Territory through a Western settler lens. This approach emphasizes religious institutionalism over diverse or critical perspectives. Given the subject matter rooted in 19th-century Mormon history, the film maintains a traditional social framework that lacks representation of diverse identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Brigham have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on the historical biography of Brigham Young and early LDS history. There is no mention of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does Brigham portray gender?

Fair

Leadership and control over the story are centered on the male protagonist. Women from the 19th-century settlement may appear, but the narrative follows a traditional hierarchy.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Brigham?

Limited

The story centers on Anglo-American expansion in the Utah Territory. The context suggests a homogeneous Western settler perspective rather than a focus on diverse racial backgrounds.

How does Brigham represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative prioritizes the establishment of a specific faith-based community and the rise of traditional Western social structures. It focuses on religious institutionalism.

Does Brigham include disability representation?

Minimal

The film provides no information regarding the depiction of physical or neurodivergent characters.

Present on Screen

Offers a focused historical biography of a significant religious leader.

Limited or Absent

Does not include representation of non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
Centers political and leadership roles around a single male figure.
Focuses on a homogeneous settler perspective rather than diverse racial backgrounds.
Prioritizes religious institutionalism over secular or critical perspectives.

Official Synopsis

The life of Brigham Young, the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the better part of the 1800s, founder of Salt Lake City and the first governor of the Utah Territory.

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