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A Binding Truth Showings and Conversations
CA2BC hosted viewings and discussions about the movie, A Binding Truth.
We had the honor of premiering this 90-minute film to the public before a shorter version aired on North Carolina PBS on October 1. There are clips available to watch from PBS here.
Jimmie transferred his senior year to an affluent Charlotte high school in 1965 - he was their first Black football star. That decision swept him into one of North Carolina's most volatile civil rights cases, played out at the explosive intersection of football and race. De watched that case unfold and wrote about it in his college essay application. Decades later, a shocking discovery reveals secrets buried in church records that would change their lives. Their story, rooted in the South, is also America’s story – one of slavery’s legacy and our current racial divide. It’s a story of healing and shows a way forward as Jimmie and De explore their binding truth.
Watch a trailer for A Binding Truth
Watch a recording of CA2BC's Special Interview
If anyone is interested in screening A Binding Truth for their group, faith community, or organization for a reasonable fee, please contact the director/producer, Louise Woehrle of Whirlygig Productions
For an additional fee, you can include the central subjects of the film, Jimmie Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick, on a ZOOM call for follow-up discussion. They can be reached through Stirring the Ashes, LLC.
Individual groups held events from Wed., Sept. 10 to Tues., Sept. 16, 2025.
- Wed., Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
Euclid Ave. United Methodist Church, 405 S. Euclid Ave. Oak Park - Thurs., Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church and Pizza & Social Justice will partner together to show the film at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 393 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn - Thurs., Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
- Racial Awareness in the North Shore & Chicagoland Coming To The Table at the Northbrook Public Library, 1225 Cedar Lane, Northbrook
- Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Community Center, 1019 South Blvd., Oak Park
- Fri., Sept. 12, 6 p.m.
The CommUNITY Diversity Group of La Grange Area, the La Grange Public Library, First United Methodist Church of La Grange and The Kind Exchange are partnering to host a film screening at the library, 10 W. Cossitt Ave., La Grange - Fri., Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m.
United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay, 819 E. Silver Spring Dr., Whitefish Bay, WI - Sat., Sept. 13, Noon
Reparation Generation, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., Chicago - Sat., Sept. 13, 1:45 p.m.
Together is Better Alliance at Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park, in the Veterans Room - Sat., Sept. 13, 2 p.m.
World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations, Villa Park Library, 305 Ardmore Ave, Villa Park - Sun., Sept. 14, 1 p.m.
Our Saviour's UMC, 701 E Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg - Sun., Sept. 14, 4 p.m.
- United Methodist Church of Libertyville, 429 Brainerd, Libertyville
- Pizza and Social Justice at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 US Rte 1, Palm Coast, FL (Note time is 4 p.m. Eastern)
- Mon., Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m.
Illinois Citizens for Race Amity at the Naper Boulevard Library, 2035 S. Naper Boulevard, Naperville - Tues., Sept. 16, 2:30 p.m.
Dominican University, 4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago - Tues., Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 616 Lake St., Evanston - Tues., Sept. 16, 7 p.m.
League of Women Voters of Downers Grove/Woodridge/Lisle at Benedictine University, Goodwin Hall, Rm. 321, 5700 College Rd., Lisle - Online Option for Individuals
The link will be emailed out on Wed., Sept. 10 and will be available until Tues., Sept. 16. Individuals will agree to NOT send it to anyone else.
A Binding Truth has received several awards and nominations: 2024 “Best Feature Documentary” at the Twin Cities Black Film Festival, 2023 “Best Documentary” Audience Award at the Twin Cities Film Fest, the 2023 “Founders Award” at the International Black Film Festival, 2023 “Best Feature Documentary” Semi-Finalist at the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2023 "Best Feature Documentary" finalist at the Richard Harris International Film Festival (Ireland) and a special screening at the Portland Jazz Festival. Other notable festival screenings include Heartland International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Port Townsend Film Festival, and more.
If anyone is interested in screening A Binding Truth for their group, faith community, or organization for a reasonable fee, please contact the director/producer, Louise Woehrle of Whirlygig Productions
For an additional fee, you can include the central subjects of the film, Jimmie Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick, on a ZOOM call for follow-up discussion. They can be reached through Stirring the Ashes, LLC.