Beyond Gay
Gay Pride marches and festivals are happening all over the world sometimes under heavy opposition and violence.
Beyond Gay – The Politics of Pride is the most comprehensive look at the role of these events ever undertaken. This feature length documentary follows the Vancouver Pride Society’s (VPS) Parade Director Ken Coolen and his VPS colleagues as they travel to places where Pride is still steeped in protest to personally experience the rampant homophobia that still exists. They also travel to Sao Paulo Brazil for the world’s largest gay parade and New York City, the birthplace of the modern gay liberation movement.
Beyond Gay Trailer
Run Time: 1 hour 25 minutes Availability: Worldwide
“Those who have become jaded about such events would do well to see this film…[Prides in Eastern Europe] evoke violent reactions that are truly terrifying.” – Matthew Hays, The Mirror
Vancouver’s Gay Pride Director examines the role and relevance of Pride Celebrations around the world – from the extremes of protest to the heights of celebration.
Winner – Best Film – Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival: Indianapolis IN, USA
Winner – Best Documentary (Jury Prize): Image + Nation, Montreal QC, Canada
Winner – Best Documentary: Q Cinema Fort Worth TX, USA
Winner – Best Documentary: Fairy Tales, Calgary AB, Canada
Winner – Best Documentary (Jury & Audience) Three Dollar Bill: Seattle WA, USA
Winner – Best Documentary, Out on Film: Atlanta GA, USA
Winner – Best Documentary, Reel Pride, Winnipeg MB, Canada
Winner – Best Documentary, Inside Out Ottawa Gatineau, Ottawa ON
Winner – Best Documentary, Miami LGBT Film Festival, Miami FL, USA
Canadian Gala – Victoria Film Festival: Victoria BC, Canada
Opening Gala – Boston LGBT Film Festival: Boston MA, USA
Official Selection – Cleveland International Film Festival: Cleveland OH, USA
Official Selection – Frameline 34: San Francisco CA, USA
Official Selection – This Human World: Vienna Austria
*Screened at over sixty film festivals and Pride events around the world.*
*Showtime USA* *Super Channel Canada*
“A riveting and enlightening documentary on the politics and relevance of the
global gay pride movement.” –Michael D. Reid, Times Colonist
Credits
These are the people who made this project possible.
Principal Interview List
Ken Coolen – President Vancouver Pride Society / Gilbert Baker – Creator of the LGBT Rainbow Flag / Sahran Abeysundara – Equal Ground Sri Lanka / Tomasz Baczkowski – Warsaw Equality Parade / Dean Nelson – Director Vancouver Pride Society / Libby Davies – Member of Parliament Vancouver East / Fatima Amarshi – Pride Toronto / Scott Long – Human Rights Watch / Rev. Brent Hawkes – Metropolitan Church of Toronto / Gareth Henry – JFLAG Jamaica / Franco Reinado – President Gay & Lesbian Travel Association of Brasil / Nikolai Alekseev – Moscow Pride / Cleve Jones – Friend of Harvey Milk, Creator of the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt
Principal Credit List
Oliver Lindsay Executive Producer Transmission
Charlie David Executive Producer Border2 Border Entertainment
Bob Christie Director
Morris Chapdelaine Producer
Joshua Kurt Rainhard Director of Photography
Steve Schmidt Editor
Aerlyn Weissman Writer / Story Editor
Michael Wiskar Original Score
Additional Original Music
Armstrong Jr. / Destineak / Lucien Durey
Get Involved
Interested in being part of
the movement? Here are some
places you can start.
hrw.org (human rights watch)
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