Woman with San Antonio ties featured in Hulu documentary ‘Stolen Youth’ gets 4+ years in jail for harming college schoolmates
Isabella Pollok must report to prison by April 25 to begin serving a 4 1/2-year sentence that U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman said resulted from her failure to rebel against Lawrence Ray’s crimes.
Documentary about murdered Army specialist Vanessa Guillen debuts on Netflix
The 96-minute documentary “I am Vanessa Guillen” highlights Guillen’s untimely death following sexual harassment allegations she made against a fellow soldier at Fort Hood.
San Antonio director’s short film about deportation receives praise, Oscar-eligible
San Antonio documentary film director, 27-year-old Cesar Martinez Barba, is receiving accolades for tackling the tough subject of deportation. After winning an award at the San Francisco Film Festival, his film even became Oscar-eligible.
These movies, shows and documentaries should be required viewing for Black History Month
As we all know, February is Black History Month, so it’s a great time to brush up on Black history and educate yourself.
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The #FreeBritney movement is in full force, thanks to this documentary
A 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.
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Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary Francesco, which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival. However, he had never come out publicly in favor of civil unions as pope, and no pontiff before him had, either. “The pope’s statement clearly contradicts what has been the long-standing teaching of the church about same-sex unions," he said in a statement. 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.
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These movies and docs will teach you more about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s historic legacy
Luckily for you, there have been a few movies and documentaries made in the past few years that chronicle the extraordinary life of Ginsburg and her family. What was really incredible about this documentary was learning about RBG’s professional career before she became a Supreme Court justice. Ginsburg argued many cases before the Supreme Court and won many of them. We also get a glimpse into her personal life, like her unique friendship with the now-deceased conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. It’s interesting to see where her passion for law began, and what would eventually come later in her storied career.