Debbie Sherman's Movie Forgiven

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Earlier this year, I happened upon an up-and-coming actress whose works were unfamiliar to me--Debbie Sherman. After discovering that she had a meaningful film releasing soon, I knew I wanted to reach out to her for a quick interview. Even though it was last-minute and we had only just connected, she agreed to chat that very day. While time has gotten away from me and I only now have the time to post our conversation, all three of her films that she mentions are available on Amazon and at most other online retailers. Even if you have never heard of her, it is my pleasure to feature Debbie on my site today.

RH: Debbie, it's great to get to talk with you today.

DS: Ruth, thank you so much for your interest.

What caught my attention was this movie Forgiven that was recently out in theaters and now available on DVD and digitally.

That's great, Ruth, thanks for reaching out. The film was out in select theaters, and the premiere was amazing, but now everyone can look it up and watch it for themselves if they didn't see it in the theater.

How did you get started in acting?

With Forest Whitaker
I've only been a part of the film scene for about two years. The Forgiven was my third film. I had two films before this where I
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It's given me the opportunity to travel to different countries and cities that I haven't been to. The Forgiven was filmed in Cape Town in South Africa. I hadn't been there before. One of the organizations that I work with now is an orphanage in Langa which is outside of Cape Town. When I was filming, I had the opportunity to visit there. I was able to find this organization and make a personal connection with the children and with the people who are running the organization. It gives you a different sense of what people are going through and what their needs are so that when we go out and advocate for the cause, you have a whole-picture view instead of one from far

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