In this two-time Sundance Award winner, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Arthur Dong takes us on a frightening journey into the minds of men whose contempt for homosexuality has led them to murder. Attacked himself in 1977 by [...]
In FAMILY FUNDMENTALS, award-winning filmmaker Arthur Dong displays his rare gift for unflinching impartiality as he delves into the lives of fundamentalist families actively oppose homosexuality, despite the fact that each has gay offspring themselves. [...]
With the recitation of three provocative words–”God hates fags”–Reverend Fred Phelps ignited a firestorm of controversy in sleepy Topeka, Kansas, a maelstrom that has continued with his aggressively polarizing rhetoric on such heated issues as [...]
Shelby Knox — a wide-eyed, precocious activist — is the star of THE EDUCATION OF SHELBY KNOX, a riveting tale of one girl’s mission to bring sex education to schools in her ultra-conservative hometown of [...]
COMING OUT UNDER FIRE shoots to the heart of today’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gays and lesbians in the military. Based on the ground-breaking book by Allan Bérubé, this internationally acclaimed film uncovers [...]
To his girlfriends, he was the perfect boyfriend. To his killers, he was a gender-bending freak. To the law, he got what he deserved. Ultimately, Brandon Teena became an American tragedy. Powerful, intense and intimately personal, THE BRANDON TEENA STORY went on to be an international theatrical hit and has since earned status as one of the seminal documentary films of the 1990s.
With over 100 international film excellence awards to his name, the full scope of Arthur Dong’s talent and integrity is brought to light in this exceptional 3-DVD Box Set. Famous for his intensely compassionate and [...]
This Academy Award® (1990) nominee for Best Documentary charts the rise and fall of the man known as “Mr. Civil Rights,” one of the most powerful—and controversial—politicians in American history.