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Trans Texas artist and her life behind bars inspires documentary ‘Love, Jamie’
Read full article: Trans Texas artist and her life behind bars inspires documentary ‘Love, Jamie’Film Director Karla Murthy chats about her documentary 'Love, Jamie' that highlights the life, art, and incarceration of trans artist Jamie Diaz. After serving nearly 30 years in prison for a robbery conviction related to drug addiction, Jamie was released on parole on May 31st, 2024. The documentary chronicles a deep pen pal friendship forged while Jamie was behind bars and how that friendship ultimately resulted in a New York City solo art show of Jamie's work. 'Love, Jamie' is now available to stream as part of the American Masters series on PBS.
New documentary “The Invisible Project” shines a light on women that served our country
Read full article: New documentary “The Invisible Project” shines a light on women that served our countryHouston filmmaker Pacifica J. Sauer created The Invisible Project, a documentary style info-drama that follows the lives of four women as they work to change the public perception of women veterans in America - a topic close to Pacifica's heart, as she is a veteran herself.
Santa Fe HS shooting 3 years later: Documentary to focus on untold stories from survivors
Read full article: Santa Fe HS shooting 3 years later: Documentary to focus on untold stories from survivorsTuesday will mark the third anniversary of the Santa Fe High shooting, the third deadliest school shooting in America and the deadliest high school shooting ever in Texas.
These movies, shows and documentaries should be required viewing for Black History Month
Read full article: These movies, shows and documentaries should be required viewing for Black History MonthAs we all know, February is Black History Month, so it’s a great time to brush up on Black history and educate yourself.
The #FreeBritney movement is in full force, thanks to this documentary
Read full article: The #FreeBritney movement is in full force, thanks to this documentaryA new documentary about Britney Spears was released earlier this month, and it has people finally plugged into the #FreeBritney movement that has been going on for the past few years.
Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
Read full article: Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unionsROME – Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.”While serving as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis endorsed civil unions for gay couples as an alternative to same-sex marriages. However, he had never come out publicly in favor of civil unions as pope, and no pontiff before him had, either. Wim Wenders did that in the 2018 film “Pope Francis: A Man of His Word.”“Francesco,” is more a visual survey of the world’s crises and tragedies, with audio from the pope providing possible solutions. Instead, Rubin said, Bergoglio urged his fellow bishops to lobby for gay civil unions.
Jimmy Carter says his son smoked with Willie Nelson on the White House roof
Read full article: Jimmy Carter says his son smoked with Willie Nelson on the White House roofHOUSTON – Former President Jimmy Carter shared a story of how one of his sons shared a joint with country legend Willie Nelson in a new documentary, “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President.”The smoke session happened on the White House roof, according to the Los Angeles Times. In the film, Carter said that Nelson says he “shared the pot with him was one of the servants at the White House.”However, the former president said: "That is not exactly true. It actually was one of my sons.”The documentary highlights Carter’s love of music and his friendship with several musicians during his term. Carter served as president from 1977 – 1981.