Stories from the War on Homosexuality
(DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Arthur Dong
Three documentaries from acclaimed gay filmmaker Arthur Dong are contained here.
COMING OUT UNDER FIRE: Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this documentary uses first-person accounts to chronicle the development of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy during World War II. Based on Allan Berube's book COMING OUT UNDER FIRE: THE HISTORY OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II.
GENRES - documentary, glbt
Film Info
RUNTIME - 223 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2002
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
Related Links:
Official Website
Director
FESTIVALS
- Febiofest: International Film, Television and Video Festival 2004 (Prague, Czech Republic)
- Houston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2003 (Houston, United States)
- Nashville Independent Film Festival 2003 (Nashville, United States)
- Sundance Film Festival 2002 (Park City, United States)
- Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2002 (Torino, Italy)
- San Francisco International Film Festival 1997 (San Francisco, United States)
- Seattle International Film Festival 1997 (Seattle, United States)
- Sundance Film Festival 1997 (Park City, United States)
- Berlin International Film Festival 1994 (Berlin, Germany)
- Cleveland International Film Festival 1994 (Cleveland, United States)
Awards
- Best Documentary Film (Nominee)
2002 Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Torino, Italy) - Best Documentary Film (Winner)
1994 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin, Germany) - Certificate of Merit - Film & Video, Sociology/US (Winner)
1997 San Francisco International Film Festival (San Francisco, United States) - Director's Award, Documentary (Winner)
1997 Sundance Film Festival (Park City, United States) - Filmmakers Trophy, Documentary (Winner)
1997 Sundance Film Festival (Park City, United States) - Golden Space Needle Award, Best Documentary (Winner)
1997 Seattle International Film Festival (Seattle, United States)