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“Prayers for Bobby” by Russell Mulcahy

A mother's pain leads to greater tolerance for the LGBTQ community

“Prayers for Bobby,” based on the book of the same name, tells the real life story of Bobby Griffith and, more importantly, of the spiritual journey of his mother, Mary Griffith.   At the beginning of “Prayers for Bobby,” Bobby … Continue reading

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Imaginary Heroes (2004) by Dan Harris

When a family's son commits suicide, they learn to live with his loss -- and with each other

“Imaginary Heroes” is director Dan Harris’s 2004 film about a family’s struggle to cope with the suicide of its youngest son. Each of the film’s characters brings a very real, complicated response to the table: there’s the mother Sandy (played … Continue reading

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