Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post’s documentary Building a Bridge, which follows Father James Martin as he calls for building more acceptance of the LGBTQ community in the Catholic Church, will debut on video on demand via Gravitas on May 3, followed by a launch on AMC+ on June 21 and its broadcast premiere on Sundance TV on June 26.
Martin Scorsese is the executive producer of the documentary, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year.
Martin is the author of Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter Into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity.
He wrote the book following the anniversary of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. He’s gone on speaking tours — often met with protests from conservative Catholic groups — to call for building compassionate relationships with the LGBTQ community.
Pope Francis has encouraged Martin in his ministering to LGBTQ Catholics. Last year,...
Martin Scorsese is the executive producer of the documentary, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year.
Martin is the author of Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter Into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity.
He wrote the book following the anniversary of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. He’s gone on speaking tours — often met with protests from conservative Catholic groups — to call for building compassionate relationships with the LGBTQ community.
Pope Francis has encouraged Martin in his ministering to LGBTQ Catholics. Last year,...
- 4/14/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Almost exactly five years ago, a 29-year-old man with a semi-automatic rifle and a 9 mm Glock walked into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and killed 49 people and wounded over 50 more. It was the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11. It was also the most violent attack on the LGBTQ community the country had ever seen.
“I think what really struck me was the lack of response from most of the bishops in the United States,” says Father James Martin in Building a Bridge, a new Martin Scorsese...
“I think what really struck me was the lack of response from most of the bishops in the United States,” says Father James Martin in Building a Bridge, a new Martin Scorsese...
- 6/17/2021
- by Alex Morris
- Rollingstone.com
Based, in part, on Father James Martin’s bestselling book “Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity,” Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post’s compassionate documentary “Building a Bridge” use Martin as an entry point into a larger discourse surrounding the relationship between the Catholic Church and the LGBTQ+ community. Mainly tracking Martin’s packed schedule, as he moves from interview to lecture to book signing, accruing equal parts admiration and scorn from various sects of the Church, Mascagni and Post’s film borders on the hagiographic.
Continue reading ‘Building A Bridge’: A Compassionate & Frustrating Exploration Of The Catholic Church & The LGBTQ+ Community [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.
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- 6/16/2021
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
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