In 2015 I began writing my graduate thesis which was eventually titled Faith Embodiment of Chicago Clergy during the Civil Rights Movement. I spent the next year researching the role of clergy in the Civil Rights Movement and how their faith motivated them to be involved in activism. While many people may know about the … Continue reading Recommended Reading on Christianity and the Civil Rights Movement
Running with Team Breakthrough
This year I'm running the Chicago Marathon with Team Breakthrough which raises awareness and funding for the American Brain Tumor Association through participation in endurance sports. When I found out that I would be running Chicago and fundraising this year, I wanted to choose an organization that meaningfully serves people living with cancer and tumors. … Continue reading Running with Team Breakthrough
Them That Follow Review
In Them That Follow, filmmakers Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage consider life in an Appalachian Pentecostal snake-handling community. The film focuses on Mara, the daughter of Pastor Lemuel, as she grapples with the effects of her unexpected pregnancy. After discovering her pregnancy, Mara struggles to keep it a secret as she accepts an arranged … Continue reading Them That Follow Review
After the Wedding Review
A remake of the Danish film of the same title, After the Wedding is a film overflowing with drama. Starring Michelle Williams as Isabel, a worker at an orphanage in India, and Julianne Moore as Theresa, a multimillionaire technology entrepreneur, the film intends to examine their relationship as they discover surprising connections between them. In … Continue reading After the Wedding Review
Cold Case Hammarskjold Review
Cold Case Hammarskjold documents the mysterious death in 1961 of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Mads Brugger, a Danish filmmaker, takes the audience a documentary journey as he investigates Hammarskjold’s death. What begins as an examination into a possible assassination, compellingly derails into an investigation into a secret white supremacist military operation based in South … Continue reading Cold Case Hammarskjold Review
Late Night Review
Late Night had me at Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling. It’s a comedy that fits into the “ha ha hmm. . .” style of comedy to use the words of Leslie Knope. Thompson plays Katherine Newbury, a late-night talk show host set in her ways who is forced with the realization that she has a … Continue reading Late Night Review
Sister Aimee Review
Where to begin with this film? Sister Aimee is inspired by the sudden disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1926, and that’s about where the historical accuracy ends. The film is honest about its historicity as the title card includes that it’s 5 1/2% accurate. Sister Aimee opens with Aimee onstage attempting to perform … Continue reading Sister Aimee Review
Sundance Film Festival
Hey y'all, I'm taking a temporary break from my whole one post theme of training for the Chicago Marathon to share my film reviews from the Sundance Film Festival. These aren't formal reviews, they're more my reflections on the films I see and sharing if I think they're worth seeing. Enjoy!
You’re Running Another Marathon?
"Wait, you're running another marathon?" People gave me weird looks when I told them I was running my first marathon two years ago. Unless you catch me on a day when I'm running a t-shirt from a race or a hat (or both) most people wouldn't guess just by looking at me that I'm a … Continue reading You’re Running Another Marathon?
Kari DeHaven 