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Mariska Hargitay Reclaims her Childhood in My Mom, Jayne

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Judith Trojan

“I’ve spent most of my life feeling ashamed of my mother… a person that I have no memory of… a person who’s voice I didn’t want to hear,” recalls Award-winning actress and freshman director Mariska Hargitay near the close of … Continue reading →

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A Tree of Life Revisits the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting on HBO

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Judith Trojan

“Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must–at that moment–become the center of the universe.”—Eli Wiesel. Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Eli Wiesel (1928-2016) would no doubt applaud filmmaker … Continue reading →

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Untested Rape Kits Exposed in HBO’s I Am Evidence

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Judith Trojan

“You don’t have to think about doing the right thing. If you’re for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.” —Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). The late poet, activist Maya Angelou was sexually abused … Continue reading →

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