Deseret is a 1995 experimental documentary film written and directed by James Benning and narrated by Fred Gardner.
[4][7] In addition, the evolution of journalistic language over the time period means that the length of the sentences also decreases, which results in an accelerating pace.
[10] In the second half of the film, the news stories increasingly focus on environmental issues including toxic waste management, the chemical and biological weapons facility Dugway Proving Ground near Salt Lake City, and the indirect consequences of nuclear weapons testing in neighboring Nevada.
[9] In preparation for the film, Benning spent six months reading every New York Times article about Utah he could find from the founding of the newspaper in 1852 to 1992.
After choosing which ones to use in the film, he spent another three months condensing the news stories to a length of eight to ten sentences each, while retaining the original language.