Film Details

Runtime: 76 minutes

Language: English

Director: Josh Howard

Country: USA, 2017

Genre: Documentary, Historical, LGBTQ

Preceded By: Love the Sinner

With the United States gripped in the panic of the Cold War, President Dwight D . Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be “security risks” and orders the immediate firing of any government employee discovered to be gay or lesbian . It triggers a vicious witch hunt that ruins tens of thou- sands of lives and thrusts an unlikely hero into the forefront of what would become the modern LGBT rights movement .The Lavender Scare shines a light on a chapter of American history that has never received the attention it deserves .

Best Documentary Freedom Award - Film Out (San Diego)
Best Documentary - Qfest LGBT Film & Video Festival (New Jersey)


PRECEDED BY SHORT FILM
Love The Sinner

Directors: Jessica Devaney and Geeta Gandbhir, USA, 2017, 17 mins.

Highlights

Mark Gilbert

Mark Gilbert - Chair

"..a story for all ages to appreciate and is a film everyone should see..."

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS -

Best Documentary Freedom Award - Film Out (San Diego)
Best Documentary - Qfest LGBT Film & Video Festival (New Jersey)

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