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Cousin Bobby: Filmmaker Interview with Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme tells the story of how he learned of the waves his cousin was making.

08/23/1993 | Rating NR

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Cousin Bobby: Filmmaker Interview with Jonathan Demme

Clip: Season 6 | 1m 17s

Jonathan Demme tells the story of how he learned of the waves his cousin was making.

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) catches up with his long-lost cousin, Robert Castle, a fiery Harlem-based white Episcopal priest in Cousin Bobby. Demme tells the story of how he first heard about the community activism his cousin was involved in.

08/23/1993 | Rating NR

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Preview: S6 | 54s | A profile of Robert Castle, a fiery Harlem-based white Episcopal priest. (54s)

Cousin Bobby: Filmmaker Interview with Jonathan Demme

Clip: S6 | 1m 17s | Jonathan Demme tells the story of how he learned of the waves his cousin was making. (1m 17s)

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