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THE GREEN BOOK
What Do 2 Unlikely Travel Companions Teach Each Other
About Life & Friendship & Love?

February 3, 2019 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Peter Farrelly’s The Green Book poses a challenging question: what do 2 unlikely road companions possibly have to teach each other? A lot … even about friendship and love. But, with all their obvious differences, it’s an emotionally rocky road trip to get there. One of the 2 is Dr. Donald Shirley, a classically trained …

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What Do 2 Unlikely Travel Companions Teach Each Other
About Life & Friendship & Love?
Leo Hurwitz Essay on Death In Memory of JFK

LEO HURWITZ
ESSAY ON DEATH
IN MEMORY OF JFK 1964

December 11, 2017 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

“A very dangerous and uncertain world, the President said on that last day” Leo Hurwitz’s Essay On Death (Watch Film) speaks to death’s randomness. Of course, JFK’s murder wasn’t random, but the fact that death can come out of nowhere at any time means we live constantly with the fragility of life. At the same …

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ESSAY ON DEATH
IN MEMORY OF JFK 1964

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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