‘Mormon Land’: ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ creator on what Latter-day Saints, others can learn from his show

Dustin Lance Black discusses his artistic choices, what’s fact, what’s fiction, LDS history, and his own exit from the Utah-based church.

(ABC/Image Group LA) Dustin Lance Black is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of "Under the Banner of Heaven."

(ABC/Image Group LA) Dustin Lance Black is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of "Under the Banner of Heaven."

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