My Name is Sara (2019)
The true story of a Jewish teenager who finds shelter with an anti-Semitic Ukrainian family during the Nazi holocaust by keeping her identity secret.
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022)
A demented Black man agrees to a white doctor’s deal to take his serum so he can remember a treasure & find the murderer of his nephew, much to the disapproval of the young Black woman caring for him.
Drive My Car (2021)
A sorrow-ridden director comes to Hiroshima to stage Uncle Vanya & his exchanges with his bereaved driver help them both to heal.
My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021)
The friendship of Hannah Goslar & Anne Frank is depicted, from their days together in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation to the prison camp.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
The story of the one televangelist, from childhood to demise, who lived a glitzy life but stood up & embraced gays during the AIDS crisis.
Who Stole My Bible? Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny
Publisher: Faith in Public Life (2020); Paperback, 178 pages; ISBN: 9781735739205. As discerning leaders will see immediately, the subtitle of Jennifer Butler’s new book, could be categorized as a Liberation Theology book. For her, as for theologians who champion the rights of the excluded of all stripes, the Bible is a book of liberation. She is …
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A Dangerous Life (1988)
The reporter is fictional, but this film is based on the history of the Philippines when Corrie Aquino inspired her people to topple the Marcos dictatorship by standing against guns and tanks in the streets.
The Life Ahead (2020)
When an a former streetwalker is persuaded by her doctor to take in an orphan from Africa, the woman & boy’s mutual hostility changes into acceptance and love, enriching her final days.
Self Made: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
This 4-part Neflix series chronicles the rise of Madame C.J. Walker from laundress to sales woman to the head of a national cosmetics business.
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
Many, such as Dolly Parton & Emmy Lou Harris, join to pay tribute to singer Linda Ronstadt in this doc filled with musical clips.