“In our daily lives, we look to conduct all relationships in family and society with fairness, generosity, and equity.”
~ Benjamin Watson
Super Bowl champion and executive producer Benjamin Watson goes on a journey to discover the truth about abortion — a subject that has been at the center of heated debates since the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973.
Abortion in America has been a hot topic issue for decades. If you’ve ever wrestled with the abortion debate, Divided Hearts of America is a must-see. With more than 30 insightful interviews, this documentary seeks to bring humanity and understanding to both sides of the story.
Our nation is being torn apart. But what if there’s one big thing at the center of it all. In the documentary Divided Hearts of America, New England Patriots player, Super Bowl champion and executive producer Benjamin Watson goes on a journey to discover the truth about abortion—a subject that has been at the center of heated debates since the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Along the way, Watson sits down with over 30 experts in various fields and from both sides of the ideological and political spectrums and asks the question: Can the most divisive issue of our time actually bring us back together again?
A million-dollar budget isn’t much for Hollywood, but Benjamin Watson is hoping that it’s enough to tell a story and bring empathy to a hot-button topic. Venturing onto a new field, the New England Patriot’s tight end has executive-produced and partially self-financed Divided Hearts of America, a look at the debate around abortion in America.
The film is structured around a series of more than 30 interviews with Americans holding opinions from all over the political and social spectrum. Most notably, the film includes interviews with Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the presidential candidate and neurosurgeon Ben Carson as well as Senator Tim Scott, Katrina Jackson, Liz Krueger, Gustavo Rivera, Melissa Ohden and Roland Martin.
The film is structured around a series of more than 30 interviews with Americans holding opinions from all over the political and social spectrum.
There is archive footage from Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joy Behar. Bernie Sanders, Walter Cronkite, Nancy Pelosi, Meghan McCain, Chris Cuomo, Sandra Smith, Andrew Cuomo, and Marco Rubio.
When questioned about his motivation for the film, Watson describes his goal as “… to unveil the truth about abortion, the laws, the history and where our country is headed. I believe in the sanctity of life, be it in the womb or on your deathbed. That’s my conviction. But with the film, I’ll engage those who disagree and hear their reasoning. The No. 1 thing I’m looking for is empathy on both sides.”
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