I've always liked this movie and recently watched it with Tim and the boys. It's about a group of jurors who must make a unanimous decision in a murder case, with one juror who votes non-guilty because he doesn't think the evidence confirms guilt and eleven who, for a variety of reason, vote guilty..
The 33
We don't watch TV, but I remember watching live coverage on our computer of the Chilean miners coming out of captivity in 2010. Even though I knew everyone would get out safely, the part in the movie where they hauled the 33 men up through the ground, one by one, was still stressful to watch. It was a good movie, though. The whole ordeal is so impressive - the miners' ability to stay alive for as long as they did on their own, the technology that kept them nourished for so long, the countless hours of paid workers and volunteers who helped with the rescue, served the loved ones, kept everyone updated on the progress, and so on. Amazing.
As a sidenote, I'm not selling the little bit of jewelry I already own because of this movie or anything, but the part where someone says they'll get paid $200 a month for the mining job made me sick. The fact that people are putting their health and lives at serious risk to provide for their families at $10 a day in order for other people spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a single piece of jewelry to wear for the sake of appearance, status, or tradition is wrong. I don't know what the solution is, but that's just so wrong.
The Brooke Ellison Story
This is the true story of a woman two younger than me who was paralyzed on her first day of middle school. With an immense amount of dedication from her entire family, she went on to graduate with honors from high school and eventually became the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard, which she did magna cum laude. Speaking of quadriplegics, this was the last movie that Christopher Reeve directed.
Gruffalo & Gruffalo's Child: Double Feature
I'd never heard of either of the books by these titles when Teebs picked the movies for us to watch together, but both movies were cute. The first is about a mouse who has to outwit some forest animals,including a gruffalo, who would love to eat him. The second is about the gruffalo's child going out to find the terrifying mouse.
A Small Act
This documentary is about a Kenyan man whose secondary education was sponsored by woman he'd never met. He grew up to be a Harvard graduate and a United Nations lawyer who specializes in human rights, discrimination, and genocide. He eventually founded a Kenyan organization, named after his own benefactor, that sponsors secondary education for gifted students. It was only after he was established in his career and the foundation was in operation that he met his benefactor and discovered she was a Holocaust survivor. The power of generosity, the importance of education, and the opportunity to pay kindness forward are all part of their friendship and story.
Woodlawn
A 1970's Birmingham high school filled with racial tension has a football team that experiences a spiritual revival, which makes a hugely positive impact on the players and coaches. That year their previously divided team ends up uniting and playing in the largest high school football game Birmingham has ever had. Also, that year Tony Nathan, who eventually played in the NFL, became their first black player to rise to stardom.
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