Flannery O'Connor film debuts online July 17

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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- "Flannery," a documentary about the life and writings of Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor, opens in select virtual cinemas nationwide July 17.
Previously, the movie, which won the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film in 2019, has only been shown in film festivals and college campuses.
The movie screenings have always been followed by discussions with the film's directors, not only about the movie itself, but about issues raised in it by O'Connor's writings on race, sexism and faith.
The online viewings, listed at www.flanneryfilm.com/calendar, will follow a similar pattern, of sorts, this year with four live, virtual discussions on Facebook with filmmakers, a guest moderator and panelists focusing on O'Connor themes. The discussions -- at www.facebook.com/flanneryfilm/events -- will focus specifically on race, faith, the craft of writing and O'Connor's disability. She died in in 1964 at age 39 from Lupus complications.
--Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service