Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives

Film Information:
Year:

1977

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives

País:

 

Director:

Peter Adair

Color:

Color

Format:

Digibeta

Duration:

133 min

Cast:

  • John Burnside, Tom Fitzpatrick, Sally M. Gearhart, Elsa Gidlow, Harry Hay

Production:

  • GUIÓN: Mariposa Film Group
  • FOTOGRAFÍA: Mariposa Film Group
  • MONTAJE: Mariposa Film Group
  • PRODUCCIÓN: Peter Adair

Contact:

  • Milestone Film & Video /
  • Milliarium Zero
  • Dennis Doros
  • PO Box 128
  • 07640 Harrington Park, NJ, USA
  • T +1 201 767 3117
  • F +1 201 767 3035
  • E milefilms@gmail.com
  • W www.milestonefilms.com
  • www.wordisoutmovie.com

Synopsis

In December 1977, a year before Harvey Milk was shot dead, Word is Out had its premiere in San Francisco. In the film 26 gay men and lesbians recount their experiences of discrimination and social oppression, but also of the freedom and the ability to love. This was the first film that challenged the prevailing image of homosexuality with an image from the gay perspective, and it became an important milestone (not only) for gay audiences. The mosaic-like montage uses the individual stories to create a polyphonic collective “we” at a time when the identity politics movements of the past century were still in their infancy. The idea of a collective also played an important role in the creation of the film. Six filmmakers, some of whom lacked any experience in filmmaking, formed a collective calling itself the Mariposa Film Group and conducted interviews over a period of five years, which were then assessed, discussed and put together in a painstaking process.The frankness, humor and courage of the protagonists, as well as the social and aesthetic commitment of the filmmakers, make Word is Out a moving film that is still well worth watching over 30 years after it was first released.

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