6.28.10: Out in the Silence
In honor of Gay Pride Week, Out in the Silence explores what it means to come out today in a small town, simultaneously shining a light on America's culture war.
Out in the Silence
(2009, dir. Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson)
When popular 16-year-old jock CJ is brutally attacked for coming out at his small town high school, his mother reaches out for help to the only openly gay man she knows of—native son and filmmaker Joe Wilson—whose same-sex wedding announcement she saw in the local paper. Returning home with camera in hand, Wilson documents the harrowing but ultimately successful battle of CJ and his mom with recalcitrant school authorities, the efforts of a lesbian couple to restore an historic theater over the objections of a local family values activist, and his unexpected friendship with an Evangelical preacher. As the focus widens to include the entire community, Out in the Silence provides a fascinating and moving commentary on America's culture war.
Monday, June 28, 2010
7:30 pm
Directors Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson will be in attendance.
The Tribeca Cinemas bar will be open before and after the screening—stop in for a drink and mingle with other movie lovers.
