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Image Caption: DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE presents \u201cHumanit\u00e9, the Beloved Community\u201d premiering on July 7, 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n
DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on Scientology Network.<\/p>\n
\u201cHumanit\u00e9, the Beloved Community\u201d centers on legendary jazz artist Kirk Whalum as he brings together the talents of incredible musicians from nearly a dozen countries to reflect the Beloved Community as preached by Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n
Directed by Jim Hanon, \u201cHumanit\u00e9, <\/em>the Beloved Community\u201d is woven from the words, stories and original melodies of a diverse cast of artists as they channel the ethos of civil rights in a raw and compassionate bid for global harmony. From his segregated childhood and his position as a renowned figure in the global music scene, Kirk Whalum brings profound contribution to the struggle for human rights.<\/p>\n ABOUT KIRK WHALUM <\/strong><\/p>\n Born in Memphis, veteran saxophonist Kirk Whalum has drawn inspiration from the rich musical traditions of that city. He gained acclaim for his cross-pollinated sound, drawing comparisons to artists like John Coltrane and Grover Washington Jr. His musical accomplishments have brought him 12 Grammy nominations and a win for \u201cIt\u2019s What I Do\u201d in the Best Gospel Song category.<\/p>\n ABOUT JIM HANON<\/strong><\/p>\n Jim Hanon is an award-winning narrative and documentary filmmaker who has filmed on every continent but Antarctica. With an extensive background in illustration, art directing and advertising, Jim was vice president of Leo Burnett in Chicago before transitioning to a more community-driven street cinema style of filmmaking. He is the writer\/director of the Crystal Heart Award-winning theatrical release \u201cEnd of the Spear,\u201d as well as several international documentaries.<\/p>\n In an interview with Scientology Network for DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE, Jim expounded on his venture into filmmaking:<\/p>\n \u201cI never got into filmmaking because I wanted to be a filmmaker. I became a filmmaker because I saw the art form being so diverse…. I felt like it\u2019s one of the most powerful medias for shaping culture.\u201d<\/p>\n ABOUT DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE<\/strong><\/p>\n Fundamental to Scientology is a humanitarian mission that extends to some 200 nations with programs for human rights, human decency, literacy, morality, drug prevention and disaster relief. For this reason, the Scientology Network provides a platform for independent filmmakers who embrace a vision of building a better world.<\/p>\n DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE debuts films weekly from award-winning independent filmmakers whose goal is to improve society by raising awareness of social, cultural and environmental issues.<\/p>\n For more information, visit Scientology.tv\/docs.<\/p>\n The Scientology Network debuted on March 12, 2018. Since\u00a0launching<\/a>, the Scientology Network has been viewed in 240 countries and territories in 17 languages. Satisfying the curiosity of people about Scientology and Founder L.\u00a0Ron\u00a0Hubbard, the network takes viewers across six continents, spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists, showing the Church as a\u00a0global organization<\/a>, and presenting its social betterment programs that have touched the lives of millions worldwide.<\/p>\n Broadcast from\u00a0Scientology Media Productions<\/a>, the Church\u2019s global media center in Los\u00a0Angeles, the Scientology Network is available on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM, AT&T U-verse and can be streamed at\u00a0Scientology.tv<\/a>, on\u00a0mobile apps<\/a>\u00a0and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple\u00a0TV platforms.<\/p>\n CONTACT:<\/strong> LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/documentary-showcase\/humanite\/videos\/trailer.html<\/a><\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/documentary-showcase\/humanite\/videos\/an-inside-look.html<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/documentary-showcase\/humanite\/videos\/inside-look-teaser-with-jim.html<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/documentary-showcase\/humanite\/videos\/trailer.html<\/a><\/p>\n VIDEOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/documentary-showcase\/humanite\/videos\/an-inside-look.html<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/documentary-showcase\/humanite\/videos\/inside-look-teaser-with-jim.html<\/a><\/p>\n
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![https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/23-0706-s2p-ds-humanite-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nCAPTION: DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE presents \u201cHumanit\u00e9, the Beloved Community\u201d premiering on July 7, 2023.<\/p>\nTAGS: #ScientologyNetwork #Scientology #DocumentaryShowcase #HumaniteTheBelovedCommunity #JimHanon #KirkWhalum #IndependentFilmmaker #Jazz #GlobalHarmony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 6, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Scientology Network’s DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE – the weekly series providing a platform for independent filmmakers to air films on important social, cultural and environmental issues – presents the award-winning documentary “Humanité, the Beloved Community” on July 7, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8949,"featured_media":91793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,12804,10,187],"tags":[19352,15916],"class_list":["post-91800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion-news","category-ap","category-california-news","category-los-angeles-news","tag-saxophonist-kirk-whalum","tag-scientology-network","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":2625,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/23-0706-s2p-ds-humanite-300dpi.jpg\"){kind=link}