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Getting Reel: Contemporary Pro-Choice Documentaries
FILM #2: The Education of Shelby Knox
A self-described "good Southern Baptist girl," 15-year-old Shelby Knox of Lubbock, Texas has pledged abstinence until marriage. But she becomes an unlikely advocate for comprehensive sex education when she finds that Lubbock, where high schools teach abstinence as the only safe sex, has some of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and STDs in the state. As Shelby is swept into the fight, she begins to question her deeply conservative Southern Baptist upbringing. When the campaign broadens to include a fight for a gay-straight alliance, Shelby confronts her family and her pastor, in the end declaring herself a feminist and a liberal Christian.
A discussion will follow with the film’s producers.
Planned Parenthood of New York City and The Culture Project are proud to present four powerful films about speaking out and fighting for reproductive rights. Bring your friends, family and colleagues to get inspired by what activists are doing across the country.
All films will be screened at The Culture Project @ 45 Bleecker Street, NYC. Admission is FREE!
Check out the other films in our series "Getting Reel." Just click here!
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