Dear Jesse (1998)
- Directed by
- Tim Kirkman
- Genre
- documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary filmmaker writes a letter to Senator Jesse Helms, a conservative politician who opposed gay rights. The film explores their shared roots in North Carolina and contrasts their life paths. It includes interviews with people who support and oppose Helms, as well as community activists and everyday citizens.
personalreflectiveintimatethoughtfulconversationalpoignanteven-handedcontemplative
What happens
Dear Jesse is a 1998 American documentary film by Tim Kirkman that was released theatrically by Cowboy Pictures in 1998. Using a first-person narrative style in the form of a "letter" to Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC), the filmmaker explores the parallels and differences between himself — an openly gay man — and the staunchly anti-gay rights public servant. The film also features interviews with Helms' foes and fans, community activists, novelists Lee Smith and Allan Gurganus, openly gay Carrboro mayor Mike Nelson, and people in the street, including a brief interview with Matthew Shepard, then a student at Catawba College. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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