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THE LIE: THE MURDER OF GRACE MILLANE – Review by T.J. Callahan

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 T. J. Callahan documentary, helena coan, Jesse Shane Kempson, Love Grace Campaign, new zealand, The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane, true crime, Violence Against Women

21 year old British backpacker Grace Millane was murdered while traveling alone in Auckland, New Zealand in December of 2018. The only suspect in the case, her date Jesse Shane Kempson, used the “rough sex” defense when arrested. This documentary, from director Helena Coan, not only chillingly recounts the details leading to the death of the young and vibrant Grace, but also is meant to hold a mirror up to a society with a problem of violence towards women.

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AUDREY – Review by Carol Cling

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Carol Cling audrey hepburn, biodocs, documentaries, helena coan

Audrey Hepburn wanted, more than anything, to be a ballerina. But the desperate struggle to survive World War II in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands precluded that. Instead, she became a beloved silver-screen legend, back in the days when the people who lit up those silver screens truly were legends. The new documentary Audrey chronicles Hepburn’s familiar public life — and her less familiar personal history — in engaging fashion.