"The Midnight Cry" Screening

William Miller and the End of the World

Producers’ Anniversary Film Screening of The Midnight Cry! William Miller and the End of the World
T. N. Mohan, long-time award winning documentary film maker, will be on campus on Wednesday, October 22, as a guest at a 20th anniversary screening of the feature-length film, The Midnight Cry! William Miller and the End of the World.

The event will be held in Newbold Auditorium in Buller Hall on the campus of Andrews University at 7:00 p.m. Co-curricular credit is available for Andrews undergraduate students.

The 102-minute film was originally released on the same date in 1994, on the exact 150th anniversary of the “Passing of the Time,” or “Great Disappointment,” that marked the culmination of the Millerite Movement and the theological impetus of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This screening will take place on the 170th anniversary of that event.

Mohan has been a filmmaker for more than 30 years. His award-winning works focus on major aspects of the Protestant heritage. These include, among many others, feature-length or multi-part documentaries on Martin Luther, Charles Wesley, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a 17 part series on the Apostle’s Creed, and his current project--a major series on 500 years of the Protestant Reformation.

At the screening, Mohan will give a short introduction to the film, and answer questions at the end. He will be joined by Ronald Knott, director of Andrews University Press. Knott was the associate executive producer, on behalf of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and the chief writer. He will also give a brief introduction.

Knott said that the film remains the definitive audio-visual treatment of the rise of Adventism. It is narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Cliff Robertson, provides rich period musical and visual elements, and features expert commentary by George R. Knight and other specialists in American religious history.

“For Adventists, this screening, on the actual anniversary of that momentous day, should be more than just a historical retrospective,” Knott said. “It should be a spiritual event as well.”

The screening is sponsored by Andrews University Press and the Church History department of the Seminary.