Twenty years ago openly-gay North Carolina filmmaker produced a narrative documentary in the style of an open-letter to former Sen. Jesse Helms. The Emmy-nominated “,” featured a wide range of interviews, serving to bring humanity to gay voices in the state. Kirkman returns to the North Carolina to screen his latest work “,” a movie reuniting two long-lost lovers for a weekend at Joshua Tree. It explores the angst of mid-life through the drama of a tangled relationship.
Kirkman joins host Frank Stasio to trace his career from watching late Jesse Helms denounce him from the Senate floor to his more recent filmmaking work. “Lazy Eye” on the campus of North Carolina State University Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m.