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Dear Jesse

7 / 10 | 1h 22m | United States
1997 | Documentary
Can you go home again? What if you're a gay man and home is a state where voters keep electing a homophobe to the US Senate? In 1996, native son Tim Kirkman returns to North Carolina to explore the parallels and differences between himself and Jesse Helms: they're from the same town and college, with media interests, from families blessed by adoptions, Baptists by upbringing. Tim puts his camera in front of his family, a boyhood pal, college friends, his pastor, Helms fans, community activists, novelists Lee Smith and Allan Gurganus, a mayor who's gay, and people in the street, including a brief interview with Matthew Shepard. What is it to judge, and what is it to love?

Cast List (18)

Tim Kirkman
Tim Kirkman
Director
Jesse Helms
Jesse Helms
Self
Ann Pierce
Ann Pierce
Self
Hal Crowther
Hal Crowther
Self
Jerry Kirkman
Jerry Kirkman
Self
Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard
Self
Shane Webster
Shane Webster
Self
Karen Brown
Karen Brown
Self
Allan Gurganus
Allan Gurganus
Self
Jerry McGee
Jerry McGee
Self
Lee Smith
Lee Smith
Self
Nathan A. Barbour
Nathan A. Barbour
Self
Patsy Clarke
Patsy Clarke
Self
Jaki Shelton Greene
Jaki Shelton Greene
Self
Tim Kirkman
Tim Kirkman
Self
H. Mitchell Simpson
H. Mitchell Simpson
Self
Eloise Vaughn
Eloise Vaughn
Self
Tim Kirkman
Tim Kirkman
Writer

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