Jackie Speier
Also Known As: Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier
Biography: Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier (born May 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 14th congressional district, serving in Congress from 2008 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Speier represented much of the territory that her political mentor, Leo Ryan, represented. In 1978, while working as his aide, Speier survived five gunshot wounds when Ryan was assassinated during the Jonestown massacre. Speier was a member of the California State Senate, representing parts of San Francisco and San Mateo counties. On April 8, 2008, she won the special election for the vacated United States House of Representatives seat of the late Congressman Tom Lantos. In 2021, she announced that she would not seek reelection in the 2022 midterm elections.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Birthday: May 14, 1950
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Gender: Female
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A Long March
Overview: A revealing look at how the United States conscripted Filipino American forces to defeat WWII Axis powers – then systematically denied these veterans the rights and benefits promised for honorable service. Our film follows three of these veterans as they endeavor to right the wrong. As judicial solutions hit a brick wall and all eyes turn to Congress, will America stand up for the values it claims, and will these veterans get the recognition they deserve before they are all dead?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-10
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Overview: Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-18
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I Am Evidence
Overview: The modern criminal justice system is hindered by the fact that countless rape kits remain untested in police evidence storage facilities across the United States. Only eight states currently have laws requiring mandatory testing of rape kits.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-15
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Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost
Overview: Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost offers new insights into the Peoples Temple tragedy, exploring lingering questions about Pastor Jim Jones, his religious and social justice movement, and the deaths of his followers that day.
Genres: Crime Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-28
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Lost in America
Overview: Following director Rotimi Rainwater, a former homeless youth, as he travels the country to shine a light on the epidemic of youth homelessness in America.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-15
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Equal Means Equal
Overview: An unflinching look at how women are treated in the USA today examining issues such as workplace harassment, domestic violence, rape and sexual assault. It shows how discriminatory attitudes still prevail and influence society and argues for the need to improve laws that claim to protect women.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-27
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The Invisible War
Overview: An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences.
Genres: Documentary War Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-20
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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Overview: Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-26
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Motherland
Overview: Following the 2020 unprovoked genocidal attack against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armenians by Azerbaijan and Turkey that killed 5,000 Armenians, journalist and activist Vic Gerami travels to Armenia to document his ravaged Motherland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-15
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I Am Vanessa Guillen
Overview: Vanessa Guillen was 20 years old when she was found murdered at a US Army base. Rather than submit to silence, her family fought for justice and change.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-16
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Jackie Speier: Sexual Assault in the Military
Overview: Congresswoman Jackie Speier explains her approach to protecting victims of sexual assault within the military. Her goal is to take prosecuting powers out of the inner ranks and put it into the hands of properly trained detectives.
Genres: War Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-01
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