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THE HAMMER (also known as HEART, BABY!) is Angela’s first feature that she wrote, directed, and produced. Sentenced to 40 years in one of Tennessee’s toughest prisons for armed robbery at the age of 18, young George Lee Martin takes up boxing as a release and quickly becomes known as "The Hammer." With his country songwriter best friend Doc ...
In the uplifting and multiple award-winning documentary, Searching for Angela Shelton, filmmaker Angela Shelton drives around the United States surveying other Angela Sheltons. She discovers that 70% of the Angela Sheltons she speaks to are survivors of rape, childhood sexual abuse and/or domestic violence.
Angela Shelton appeared on the Oprah show “Confronting Family Secrets,” and her film was featured on the television program 48 Hours. Searching for Angela Shelton is scheduled to air on Lifetime Television in 2006. Recommended for general adult audiences. Awards Memphis International Film Festival, Best Documentary
Angela followed Tumbleweeds with her highly acclaimed adaptation of Kaye Gibbons’ novel Charms For The Easy Life (2002) starring Mimi Rogers and Gena Rowlands. In 2001 Angela made her directorial debut with the documentary Searching For Angela Shelton, aimed at surveying women across the U.S. who were also named Angela Shelton. However, she ...
Searching for Angela Shelton is the best documentary I have seen to date regarding the pandemic of sexual abuse and the effects it has on women. Ignoring all racial, ethnic, economic and cultural boundaries; this movie not only portrays survivors in America but around the world today. It is a "must see" for both survivors and non-survivors ...
Oct 7, 2017 · The Hammer: Directed by Angela Shelton. With Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jackson Rathbone, Shawn-Caulin Young, Ritchie Montgomery. When prison boxer George "The Hammer" Martin is offered freedom for fighting in the 1984 Olympics he says no in order to protect the woman he loves, forcing his best friend to learn the true meaning of loyalty.
In 2004 Angela made her directorial debut with Searching for Angela Shelton (2004), a documentary aimed at surveying women across the U.S. who were also named Angela Shelton. However, she soon discovered that 70% of the women she interviewed with the same name had, like Angela, been a victim of rape, childhood sexual abuse or domestic violence.
