Laramie Inside Out |
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| Sunday, October 17, 12:00pm Shocked by the murder of Matthew Shepard, a filmmaker who grew up in Laramie, Wyoming travels back to explore how the crime had an impact on her hometown. In LARAMIE INSIDE OUT, director Beverly Seckinger interviews Fred Phelps (of “God Hates Fags” fame) during his protest at the criminal trials, as well as Shepard’s friends from his school’s GLBT association. While examining the reality of the isolation of gays and lesbians in small towns, Seckinger also discovers that Shepard’s death inspired many positive changes in Laramie. One older resident decided to come out to create awareness in her community, and another started volunteering with gay youth to atone for not supporting her own son when he was younger. This poignant documentary exposes the strength and bravery of activists and ordinary people willing to fight to improve the lives of queer people in their communities. Screening with EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE. Acclaimed gay actor Sir Ian McKellen narrates this documentary short presented by the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), which investigates various violations of both legal and human rights suffered by sexual minorities all over the globe, and IGLHRC’s ongoing efforts to bring an end to these injustices.
Northwest Film Forum Cinema
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