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Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart explores parents' journeys to a new understanding of their lesbian and gay children by presenting simple stories about real people: a police chief who talks about how proud he is of his lesbian daughter, a Mormon couple whose son is believed to be the first gay man in Idaho to have died from AIDS, and a black woman and her two lesbian daughters who had been accused of "catching" their lesbianism from white people. This video clearly shows that prejudice against gays and lesbians is a form of bigotry inseparable from other manifestations of prejudice, particularly racism. Interviewees include PFLAG's Mitzi Henderson; Edmond L. Browning, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Police Chief Tom Potter; and Michael Bussee, Founder of Exodus International.
Screenings and Awards
- 1995 Academy Award Nomination, Documentary Short Subject
- First Pro-Gay/Lesbian Film Screened for the U.S. Congress
- Finalist, 1995 National Short Film Festival
- Screening Honoree, 1994 Denver International Film Festival
- Screening Honoree, 1995 Hot Springs Documentary Festival
- Screening Honoree, 1995 - 1996 UCLA 14th Annual Contemporary Documentary Series
Study Guide Available: View Online - Download *.pdf file
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