Dear Jesse

Sep 9 1997 N/A 1h 22m
Documentary

In 1996, at age 30, 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.

Plot

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?

Written by

Tim Kirkman

Directed by

Tim Kirkman

Cast

Nathan A. Barbour, Karen Brown, Patsy Clarke

Crew

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Awards

1 win & 6 nominations

Trailers
Dear Jesse Trailer (2018)
Scores
# of Votes
160
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA