Available to Purchase on January 26, 2021.

Nasrin was secretly filmed in Iran by women and men who risked arrest to make this documentary. It is an immersive portrait of the world’s most honored human rights activist and political prisoner, attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, and of Iran’s remarkably resilient women’s rights movement. In the courts and on the streets, Nasrin has long fought for the rights of women, children, religious minorities, journalists and artists, and those facing the death penalty. In the midst of filming, Nasrin was arrested in June 2018 for representing women who were protesting Iran’s mandatory hijab law. She was sentenced to 38 years in prison, plus 148 lashes. Featuring acclaimed filmmaker Jafar Panahi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, and journalist Ann Curry. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman.

With six groundbreaking decades in the theatre ( Master Class, Ragtime, Love! Valour! Compassion!), four-time Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally is a living legend, on stage and off. He launched the careers of some of Broadway s biggest stars, has been a pioneer in the fight for LGBTQ rights, triumphed over addiction, found love and inspiration at every age, and continually shows the power of art to transform society.

An illustrated and expanded version of the Terrence McNally documentary EVERY ACT OF LIFE, featuring the full script, plus additional stories from the film’s interviews with its illustrious cast, illustrated by rare photos and archival materials, and screenshots from the film.

Edited and designed by Jeff Kaufman, with a foreword by Matthew Lopez.

“I absolutely adored EVERY ACT OF LIFE. I never really quite understood before what it was to have a hero, but this film and book made me realize Terrence McNally is mine. His spirit has soared across decades of the American cultural scene like a beacon of hope, provocation and aspiration.”

- Alan Cumming

”EVERY ACT OF LIFE is an extraordinary examination of an extraordinary artist. At turns thrilling, funny, complex, and surprising - the film and this book are a wonderful tribute to a writer whose oeuvre proves to be much like the man himself: fascinating, brilliant, generous, uncompromising and soulful.”

- Stephen Karam

“The documentary EVERY ACT OF LIFE is a beautiful film and this book expands on it in many revelatory ways. It’s a must-read for anyone who loves the theatre, cares about the struggle for LGBTQ rights, and enjoys a good love story.”

- Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner

“This book is as thrilling as watching the movie but even more insightful, dishy and provocative - a must for anyone who is in the theater or likes the theater. The unbridled passion spread by Terrence McNally and his plays is palpable.”

- Michael Urie

The epic story of how legal legend Mary Bonauto partnered with small-town Vermont lawyers Beth Robinson and Susan Murray in a 2-decade struggle that built the foundation for the entire marriage equality movement. The Hollywood Reporter said, “The State of Marriage is an indispensable addition to the history of the marriage equality movement and a suspenseful nail-biter right up to the feel-good ending.” From groundbreaking LGBT legal recognition for same sex couples in 2000, to becoming the first state to enact same sex marriage through a dramatic legislative vote in 2009, the film shows in a very personal way how, as HRC National Field Director Marty Rouse says, “Beth, Susan and Mary really changed the course of American history.” Featuring: civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis, Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson, Gov. Howard Dean, Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally, among others.

The first in his family to read and write, Father Joseph founded Haiti’s largest micro-credit bank for the poor (Fonkoze) with the mission of empowering peasant women through literacy classes, small business training, and community building loans. He founded a 700-student K-14 school, an orphanage, a clean water project, a reforestation program, a health clinic, and a radio station; he also built hundreds of homes, planted thousands of trees, and created the University of Fondwa (Haiti’s first rural college). Several of his close friends were murdered because of their work for the poor, and almost everything Father Joseph built over 25 years was destroyed by the 2010 earthquake, but he is always moving forward with an infectious sense of humor, and a deep, inspiring faith.

A personal portrait that brings alive a turbulent century, a grand romance, and a passionate search for artistic independence.  From struggles in Paris and New York, the Depression-era suicide of his father, a growing commitment to social justice, McCarthy-era repression (Edward's brother, director Herbert Biberman, went to prison as one of The Hollywood Ten), to his groundbreaking discovery of Southern California’s haunting urban beauty, Brush With Life traces both Edward Biberman’s inspiring efforts to create a loving family life and a body of work that still dazzles. Along the way are encounters with Paul Robeson, Lena Horne, Joan Crawford, Frida Kahlo, Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Calder, Georgia O’Keeffe, Diego Rivera, Dashiell Hammett, Martha Graham, Gale Sondergaard, and Edward Weston.