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**WASHINGTON PREMIERE**

FILMMAKER SHARON ROGGIO AND PRODUCER JENNA SERBU WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE

1946: THE MISTRANSLATION THAT SHIFTED CULTURE
Sharon Roggio; 2022; USA; 92 min.

Seeking to uncover the origins of the rabid homophobia of the conservative church, a gay seminary scholar (Ed Oxford) and a straight activist (Kathy Baldock) make a shocking discovery. In 1946, an erroneous translation used the term homosexual, a choice that has spread into most popular versions of the Bible, and has been weaponized against the LGBTQIA+ community ever since. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, and including the personal story of the film’s director Sharon “Rocky”, 1946 is challenging and enlightening (and even fun). While other documentaries have addressed the symptom of homophobia in the church, 1946 is working to diagnose and treat the cause. Executive Produced by Daniel Karslake (For They Know Not What They Do, SQFF 2019) and filmed partially in Seattle, 1946 brings incredible insight into to how the misuse and misinterpretation of a single word has change the course of modern history, and asks many questions about by whom and how language is interpreted.

CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE