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Atlanta’s Premier Media Outlets, Sponsors and Supporters Gathered For The Hosea Helps Festival Of Services Season Kick-Off Brunch

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9 years ago

November 4, 2017

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On Thursday, November 2, 2017 Hosea Helps hosted its Festival of Services Season Kick-Off Brunch in an effort to unveil the organization’s season theme, “Serving Hope to Where You Are,” discuss the upcoming holiday season events, and the organization’s new location. The event was held at The Champions Room (Formerly The 755 Club) located 755 Hank Aaron Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30315, which was sponsored by Georgia State University. In addition to Congressman Ivory Young attendees included representatives from Atlanta’s premier media outlets including FOX 5, CBS, Crossroads News, V103, The Huffington Post and more. Also in attendance were some of Hosea Helps’ top corporate and media sponsors including The City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office, The Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State University, Kroger and Publix,The Atlanta Voice and 108 Praise Radio. Guests enjoyed a catered brunch, entertainment, and networking.

The purpose of the event was to energize staff, volunteers, supporters and Atlanta’s premier media outlets for the upcoming major events held by Hosea Helps which include The Annual Great Turkey Drop-off, taking place on Thursday, November 9 at the DeKalb County Jail located at 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 and the organization’s annual Thanksgiving dinner. During the Thanksgiving dinner attendees not only receive a hearty meal but are also offered access to clothing, shoes, medical services, flu shots, showers, toiletries, beauty/barber services and more at no cost.

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OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASED FOR “CALL ME MICKY,” EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY DOMINIQUE JACKSON

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16 hours ago

August 31, 2026

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**New 22-minute documentary short follows Micky Angelo Petrillo after transitioning at 59, with the acclaimed POSE star helping bring his story to the screen**

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NEW YORK: The official trailer for CALL ME MICKY, a new documentary short Executive Produced by acclaimed POSE star Dominique Jackson and directed by Andrew Rasmussen, has been released on YouTube ahead of the film’s upcoming festival run.

The 22-minute documentary follows Micky Angelo Petrillo, a larger-than-life New Jersey native who transitioned at 59 and is now discovering what comes next.

Rather than presenting transition as the conclusion of Petrillo’s story, CALL ME MICKY focuses on the life unfolding afterward — through Pride celebrations, open mics, friendships, storytelling and Petrillo’s increasingly public embrace of the man he fought decades to become.

Jackson also appears in the film, joining Petrillo for an intimate on-camera conversation about identity, visibility and what it means to finally live openly as yourself.

Internationally recognized for her commanding portrayal of Elektra on FX’s groundbreaking series POSE, Jackson is an actress, model, activist and producer who also served as an Executive Producer of the acclaimed documentary I’M YOUR VENUS, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival.

Petrillo is the author of the memoir Walking the Earth: First as a Woman, Then a Man.

While CALL ME MICKY captures one chapter of Petrillo’s much larger story, the film offers an intimate portrait of a man discovering that becoming yourself is not the ending — it may only be the beginning.