In this full-length documentary, Mary Murphy explores the enduring power, popularity & mystery that is Harper Lee. She interviews Oprah Winfrey, Wally Lamb Anna Quindlen, James McBride and others, and with rare cooperation from Harper Lee’s family and friends tells the story of a novel that became an American classic. In the newest edition of the film, Harper Lee from Mockingbird to Watchman, Murphy examines the rediscovered novel and its place alongside To Kill A Mockingbird.
Mary McDonagh Murphy
Director
Bob Mayer
Self - Narrator / Voice of Truman Capote
Jennifer Laird
Voice of Tay Hohoff
Christopher Seward
Voice of Reporter / Voice of Maurice Crain
Jane Beasley
Voice of Harper Lee
Donna Coney Island
Voice of Idabel Tompkins
Oprah Winfrey
Self
Mary Badham
Self
Tom Brokaw
Self
Rosanne Cash
Self
James Patterson
Self
Scott Turow
Self
"A Drowning Man" (2017) explores the unseen aspects of the Refugee Crisis. In, 15 far-too-short minutes, viewers are given a detailed snapshot of what it's like for a refugee to drown in the waters of poverty and otherness while trying to navigate a land whose promise has worn off, and only 'strange' remains.
Honey Don't! is a chaotic queer noir that's part detective story, part midnight movie madness. Margaret Qualley is fantastic as the wise-cracking private eye Honey, with Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans adding their own dry humor to the mix. The mystery itself is pretty loose, but the film makes up for it with crackling sexual tension, weird side characters, and razor-sharp dialogue. It's messy and uneven, but in the best possible way.
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