The Culture Club (Film: Sherrybaby) November 14, 2010

This is the next study session in a series of culture studies where something from the media (e.g. a book, a film, a music album) is discussed from a Christian perspective but the session is for people of all faiths and people of no faith at all who want to explore the message behind the media.

The session will start at 6pm when we will watch the film on the big screen in Madisons Cafe and then discuss the book at 7:30pm.

There is no charge for this event and is open to those aged 15 or over.

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The following summary is taken from the Damaris study guide @ http://www.damaris.org/content/content.php?type=1&id=411:

The story of a young mother and former heroin addict trying to rebuild her life after three years in prison, Sherrybaby is never easy viewing. However, boasting an award-winning performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal as the eponymous Sherry Swanson, the film is a compelling and thought-provoking story of one woman’s struggle for redemption against the cold realities of life. We follow Sherry as she comes out of prison determined to make a new start in the world. However, she quickly finds that life on the outside is not ‘some kind of heaven’ as she might have hoped. Sherry faces disappointments and heartache in her battle to regain her daughter’s affections after having left her in the care of her brother and his wife. She must rebuild that relationship and convince these surrogate parents, and also herself, that she is capable of being a good mother. In her efforts to prove this, Sherry finds herself resorting to doing whatever it takes to achieve her goals. This not only results in some sexually graphic scenes, but also knocks Sherry’s fragile sense of self-worth and adds extra pressure to the constant temptation to turn back to drugs. Sherry’s situation is a desperate one and the film offers no easy answers, but it does raise some important questions.

Previous Sessions
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This series continues to be popular. Previous evenings have looked at "The Visitor" (film), "One Day" (book), "LIe To Me" (TV), "Crash" (film), "Helvetica" (film), Athlete's "Black Swan" (music album), Man Dancin' (film), "Looking For Eric" (film), "Rachel Getting Married" (film), "Vantage Point" (film), "Slam" (book), "Black Gold" (fim), "Heima" (Sigur Rós) (film/music), "The Squid and the Whale" (film), "The Bourne Supremacy" (film), "Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling" (book), "Into The Wild" (film), "Atonement" (film), "Iron Man" (film), "The Lives of Others" (film), "Pan's Labyrinth" (film), "Utopian Dreams" (book), "Breaking and Entering" (film), "Little Miss Sunshine" (film), "Evan Almighty" (film), "Babel" (film), "The Zahir" (book), "Paradise Now" (film), "Life on Mars" (TV series), "Collateral" (film), "Arthur and George" (book), "Moulin Rouge" (film), the Robbie Williams album "Intensive Care", "Lost in Translation" (film), "Whale Rider" (film), "The Incredibles" (film), "The Da Vinci Code" (book), the U2 album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and "Chocolat" (film).