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Stories of individuals and of the collective reveal how citizens are socialized in the finale of “Dallas: 2019” on INDEPENDENT LENS – Jan. 10 at 9 pm
< < Back to stories-of-individuals-and-of-the-collective-reveal-how-citizens-are-socialized-in-the-finale-of-dallas-2019-on-independent-lens-jan-10-at-9-pmThe second evening of INDEPENDENT LEN’S
“Dallas: 2019”
Friday, January 10 starting at 9:00 pm
Credit: Seth Gordon
Three spirits with longstanding Texas roots struggle with their place in the world: a transgender woman working at an LGBTQ organization lives her full truth; a Dallas County court commissioner has given 40 years of his life to his work but questions his role and identity; and the director of Health and Human Services wrestles with his new role while reflecting on his Asian American roots.
Then, meet a criminal district attorney bringing reform to an ineffectual yet functional incarceration system; a judge navigating the stress and expectations of upholding laws adversely affecting the very communities she comes from; the unapologetic owner of the largest bail bonds company in Dallas; and a community organizer with a mighty voice and warrior spirit.
Credit: Seth Gordon
And finally, featuring intimate stories of those working and living on the front lines—the chief medical examiner, a Parkland hospital employee, an auto body shop owner, and a high school senior—who all in their own ways make Dallas what it is, the final episode of “Dallas, 2019” poses the question: What does it mean to be alive?