Leans Progressive
8.7
The Taste of Mango
(2024)
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Diversity: Not Rated
Holding Up The Sky (2025)
Holding Up The Sky (2025)
Overview
Documentary directed by Bob Nessen, following the post-incarceration lives of Ed Jordan and Jimmy Costello, two men from contrasting backgrounds who rebuild through mentorship, education, and persistence amid systemic challenges.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Not Rated
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Documentary directed by Bob Nessen, following the post-incarceration lives of Ed Jordan and Jimmy Costello, two men from contrasting backgrounds who rebuild through mentorship, education, and persistence amid systemic challenges.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The documentary addresses the difficulties faced by ex-felons in rebuilding their lives, advocating for hope, mentorship, family support, and education as essential solutions to systemic barriers in the criminal justice system. This focus on progressive reforms over punitive measures determines its left-leaning perspective.
Information on the documentary's representation of diverse subjects and its narrative framing of equity issues in criminal justice remains insufficient from available sources, limiting a full assessment of DEI characteristics.
Secondary
The documentary emphasizes family support and parental influence as essential for the stability and success of returning citizens, portraying these elements as positive forces in overcoming post-incarceration challenges. This framing highlights the value of familial bonds and guidance in personal rehabilitation.
The documentary contains no depiction of LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
The documentary examines criminal justice reform and the rehabilitation of ex-felons through stories of hope, mentorship, and second chances, without any portrayal of transgender characters or themes.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This documentary profiles real ex-felons navigating post-prison life without drawing from source material featuring canonical characters, so no gender swaps occur.
As a documentary chronicling the real-life experiences of an ex-felon and others navigating reentry from incarceration, the film features no adaptations, fictional characters, or portrayals diverging from historical or canonical racial depictions.
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