The Pit Bull-Advocacy Doc “Saving Jones” Isn’t Just for Dog Lovers
Actress and comedian Rebecca Corry wants to heal society’s messed up relationship with Pit Bulls—starting with this movie.
If there’s one thing Rebecca Corryopens in new tab wants people to know about her documentary, Saving Jonesopens in new tab, it’s that you don’t need to love dogs or Pit Bulls in order to watch it. In some ways, it’s more important that people who aren’t big dog people see the film.
“I want people to know that this is not just a ’little doggie movie,’” Corry told us during a recent interview. It’s much more than that.
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Saving Jones premieres in Los Angeles at the Dances With Films Festivalopens in new tab on Saturday (buy tickets hereopens in new tab!) and is inspired by Jones, a dog Corry saw abused as a child. It’s a deeply personal story about the relationship between dogs and humans. The film examines how our society treats dogs like disposable property instead of sentient, emotional beings, and it urges viewers to consider what that says about us as a species.
Specifically, the documentary deals with the discrimination and abuse that Pit Bull-type dogs face — a cause that changed the trajectory of Corry’s life after fostering (and then, of course, adopting) her beloved dog Angel.