Anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean is getting some assist of Kim Kardashian within the documentary Insurgent Nun.
In a clip from the documentary, directed by Dominic Sivyer, Sister Prejean is seen getting a textual content from Kardashian after which calling the star to enlist her assist in the case of Richard Glossip, a person who was convicted of homicide in 1997 and has been on demise row for over 20 years for a case that many have stated was mishandled.
“I’m so honored to work alongside you. I comply with you on social media and you’ve got proven me so many circumstances which have been dropped at my consideration. Simply take a look at what you publish,” Kardashian tells the nun over Facetime. The 2 then strategize finest carry consideration to Glossip’s state of affairs. For her half, Kardashian has grow to be an advocate for prison justice reform, talking with governors and legislators, in addition to former President Donald Trump, to foyer for clemency petitions, amongst different efforts.
Says Kardashian within the clip, “I’m conscious that [celebrity] can have a destructive impact, particularly with governors who wish to hold issues beneath the radar.”
Sister Prejean, 84, has been advocating for the top to the demise penalty for six a long time and her work turned the idea for the Oscar-winning film Useless Man Strolling, with Susan Sarandon taking part in the nun. Sarandon, who received an Oscar for the 1995 function and in addition seems within the doc, was readily available on the movie’s premiere on the Tribeca Competition, the place the nun obtained a standing ovation.
Common Footage Content material Group and Ardour Footage are behind Insurgent Nun.