tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65064303224260393242023-11-15T08:59:57.285-08:00Word is Out StoriesVisit our Website <a href="http://www.wordisoutmovie.com">www.wordisoutmovie.com</a>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-63509688114009623392014-11-20T13:28:00.000-08:002014-11-20T13:28:01.653-08:00My brother Freddie GrayI was young when my brother participated in the film project, but thought it was so cool that he was in the movies. I remember when my mother told me while I was in college that he came out, and I responded to her with something like, "so what, he's still my brother." Our family continued with the same closeness we always had, when many families did not and do not show acceptance. I love him with all my heart. He is and always has been the person who understands me well and knows the right thing to say when I need it. In the late 70s when I was visiting him in SF he took me to the I-Beam to dance, and I remember thinking, god, look at all these gorgeous young men and none of them are available! I'm sharing the new edition dvd with the LGBTQ club at the high school where I work. We are celebrating Ally Week. Sadly, I've learned that some posters were torn down and hurtful comments were heard from a few people. The struggle continues... Peace and love to you all. -Melissa GrayMilliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-15997586026055851172013-03-17T08:23:00.000-07:002013-03-17T14:26:13.243-07:00When they came for me there was no one left to say anything.”After holding and then leaving my wonderful dear lover in the LA Hospital in July of 1978 I was bereft by the truth that I would never see her walking strong again nor hear her voice against my ear. The next day she would have a tracheotomy and a stomach feeding tube, that would be the last surgery she would have. There was nothing more that could be done. I would take her home after and weeks later she died. We held each other that evening and I heard her tell me she loved me, then I had to go. I wasn’t family, could not stay overnight. I passed a theatre on the way back to the cottage we rented while she had undergone the series of horrible treatments for her aggressive, rare head and neck cancer. We had moved from the Bay Area and left all our friends behind. The theatre I passed was playing Word Is Out, so I stopped to take my mind off my sorrows. I sat alone in the theatre but all around me were my people. I was so proud to see the brave ones on the big screen, coming out to the world. And at the end of the film when the credit’s started to roll the screen went quiet and there was the San Francisco Pride Parade that happened just the year before. And there came my marching Jacquie, walking tall and proud and smiling right under the middle of that big flag declaring “When they came for the Jews I said nothing. When they came for the Gays I said nothing. When they came for me there was no one left to say anything.”
There she is still, always marching. Tall, proud, happy, strong. I had lost my old tape I had purchased back then. Just a couple weeks back during a conversation with a young woman she told me she was the Adair’s cousin! She gave me the new 30 year CD! And there was my sweet love marching forever.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
--Jewels Joyce Marcus
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U1MsQMeqWzQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-1835423574645294312013-02-27T09:16:00.000-08:002013-02-27T09:16:15.186-08:00Seeing Word is Out in New Zealand in the late 1970sMy partner Jim and I saw ‘Word is Out’ sometime in the late 1970’s, in Christchurch, New Zealand. We had at that time, been together for about 12 years or so. It was screened at an Arts Theatre at Canterbury University, as it couldn’t get a release in the main stream movie houses.
It was a seminal experience for us because of the wonderful people in your movie, and the boost it gave us to realise that people in a completely different country, shared similar problems to us.
The feeling of being, for the first time, in a public theatre, surrounded entirely by gay people and their supporters is one we’ll never forget.
We were delighted after all this time, to be able to obtain a beautifully restored copy from Amazon, together with the excellent ‘extras’.
I can’t tell you how great it’s been for us to meet up with you all again. I just hope that today’s young people will get as much from it as we did.
Thank you! We love you all!
David AshleighMilliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-89335953658500356572012-03-18T06:27:00.000-07:002012-03-18T06:27:46.253-07:00New book about WORD IS OUT<a href="http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2012/book-reviews/timeless-or-timely-%E2%80%93-the-perils-of-editing-a-queer-film-classics-series-word-is-out-by-greg-youmans-montreal-main-by-thomas-waugh-and-jason-garrison-zero-patience-by-susan-knabe-and-wendy-g/">SENSES OF CINEMA</a><br />
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As Greg Youmans explains, Word is Out (The Mariposa Film Group, 1978) is the most important documentary regarding the visibility of gay and lesbian people produced up to the date of its release....Youmans’ monograph is a work that is filled with richness and contradiction, elements that fill our daily lives.Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-68339146629568737172012-01-13T14:30:00.001-08:002012-01-13T14:30:56.549-08:00From Julia...I'm 24, so obviously I don't have a memory of seeing the film when it first came out. I found the DVD in my local library and am very thankful for it. I came out 3 months ago; most of my family members are very conservative Christians, and they're taking it about as well as I expected them to. In spite of that, I feel so blessed to be coming out in this current social climate, and I know that this new emerging world was made possible by so many brave individuals, including the people responsible for this film and its restoration. Thank you so much for your humanity, your courage, and for reminding me that I'm not alone, that we're fighting the good fight. Love, JuliaMilliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-20452640579516504832012-01-05T05:24:00.000-08:002012-01-05T05:24:11.814-08:00Word is Out book released! Special event in San FranciscoSPECIAL EVENT FOR "WORD IS OUT" ON JANUARY 10, 2012 AT SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY<br />
PLEASE ATTEND!!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=outthere&article=354">BAY AREA REPORTER</a><br />
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Classic queer<br />
Author Greg Youmans will launch his Word is Out: A Queer Film Classic (Arsenal Pulp Press) at a free event on Jan. 10 at the San Francisco Public Library. The book is about the history, politics, and aesthetics of the groundbreaking 1977 gay and lesbian documentary Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives. The film was the first feature-length documentary about lesbian and gay male experience that was made by lesbians and gay men. It brings a series of intimate, individual interviews together into a national portrait of gay people during the gay-rights struggles against Anita Bryant, John Briggs and others. Word Is Out was very much a Bay Area production: its six makers (the Mariposa Film Group ) were based here, as were its community funders and most of its onscreen interview subjects.<br />
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At the book launch (Tues., Jan. 10, 6 p.m., Koret Auditorium, SFPL Main Branch), Youmans will present rarely seen Word is Out materials from the 1970s (from the Peter Adair papers, housed at the library), including clips from the video pre-interviews that the filmmakers conducted with more than 100 LGBT people before choosing the final cast. A roundtable discussion will follow with Janet Cole , who was involved in the film's promotion, as well as four of the filmmakers: Nancy Adair, Andrew Brown, Lucy Massie-Phenix, and Veronica Selver. Word is still out!Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-28625709815943628042011-07-28T06:09:00.000-07:002011-07-28T06:09:05.178-07:00Word is Out Comes to Montreal!<a href="http://hour.ca/2011/07/28/diverse-nation/">Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives </a><br />
At Cinéma du Parc<br />
July 31 to August 5<br />
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It is fitting that the run of Word Is Out at Cinéma du Parc starts right after Divers/Cité ends – an event concentrated on community development...Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-31794106972430204342011-07-25T06:58:00.000-07:002011-07-26T12:36:16.831-07:00The Word is Definitely Out NowHi, All,<br />
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I saw this film for the first time in Manhattan. I was so moved by the stories and felt so much strength, power and camaraderie that I went back the next day with a friend.<br />
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At that point, I was married and living in the South. I couldn't imagine ever talking with anyone in my very conservative family about a quiet thread that had been running through my life for several years. Many of the people featured in the film were my age when I first saw it.<br />
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Today, I was so excited to open the new DVD version and revisit this brave, powerful and beautiful film. I'd previously shared a VHS version with my partner, but this time, especially with the follow-ups and extras, it just broadened the experience so much. I found myself in tears at several places, thinking of how grateful I was to the filmmakers and to the people who were interviewed. And how exciting to see the film on the day that gay marriage was legalized in the state of NY.<br />
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I was stunned at the impact it had on me, once again. This time, I couldn't help thinking about my gay friends who had lost their lives to AIDS...and with those in this film, it had clearly taken a heavy toll.<br />
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My partner and I have been together 21 years. We have 6 grandchildren, we've taught the confirmation class at church. I'm even out now in my Southern family, and we're both welcomed and accepted with open arms. When I was honored in Who's Who in American Women, I listed my partner's name. There are times, when I’ve been at the library, that I’ve pulled that volume down and seen both of our names. It was our small way of going down in history.<br />
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I guess I wanted to say thank you to everyone who was part of this experience. You've all done a powerful thing and touched a lot of people, especially me.<br />
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Andrea FineMilliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-63354184978960021982011-07-18T06:59:00.000-07:002011-07-18T07:00:18.058-07:0030th Anniversary questionGood day ~<br /> <br />As you’ve heard so many times, this film was the first gay anything I had ever seen, and what a positive model for this scared 17-year-old. I’m ever grateful for the collective’s courage which saved so many of our lives and psyches.<br /> <br />I was curious about Whitey and Cynthia not wanting to be interviewed in the 30th Anniversary edition. Of course they have a right to their privacy, but I can’t get a resounding “Why?” out of my head. Would appreciate if there is any official reason given.<br /> <br />Blessings,<br /> <br />White AshMilliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-69722417172311560322011-05-16T13:46:00.001-07:002011-05-16T13:46:33.184-07:00First seen in Chicago...I remember seeing "Word is Out" when I was in college in the suburbs of Chicago. The film was shown on the PBS station there (WTTW, Channel 11) and I watched it with one of the few gay men I knew at the small Catholic college I attended. When it was rerun, six months later, we celebrated watching it again, reacquainting ourselves with the men and women we thought of as friends.<br /><br />I fell in love with the people who shared their stories. But much more importantly, when I saw the film, I became real. I became a real person. I knew what I was was real, and that I shared an experience with other people —even in far away, exotic places like San Francisco— and I was a little bit less alone in the world than I had been before I saw the film. <br /><br />I have thought about the film all my life since I first saw it. I have thought about how daring and powerful the people were who allowed themselves to appear in the film back in 1977. I have wondered if everyone has been able to find satisfaction and a measure of happiness in their lives after the film was made. I have marveled at how both the pessimists and optimists were right about how little and how much we have progressed since the 1970s.<br /><br />In short, the film was a watershed moment in my life. I only wish I had a more eloquent way of thanking the filmmakers. On a personal level, I thank them for producing the film at just the exact moment when I needed it most, and on a cultural level, I thank them for preserving our history for generations to come.<br /><br />I send greetings to you, with great affection,<br /><br /><br />HERBERT J. BRANT, Ph.D.<br />Associate Professor of Spanish<br /><br />Department of World Languages & Cultures<br />Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUIMilliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-65127794007543102632011-01-18T13:04:00.001-08:002011-01-18T13:04:51.422-08:00Library Journal review!<a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprintcurrentissue/888345-403/video_reviews_january_2011.html.csp">Library Journal</a><br /><br /> Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives; 30th-Anniversary Edition. color. 132+ min. Peter Adair, Mariposa Film Group & Milliarium Zero, 800-603-1104; www.wordisoutmovie.com. 2010. DVD ISBN 9781933920184. $29.95; acad. libs. $195. Public performance. GENDER STUDIES<br /><br />Claiming to be the first feature-length film about gays and lesbians by a gay filmmaker, this 1978 documentary offers interviews with 26 people who talk about their lives. Probably most well known among them is Mattachine Society founder Harry Hay, also the subject of the recent excellent The Temperamentals. It is a tribute to director Adair’s talents that the film’s stark and bare style still mesmerizes as these 26 lives unfold before our eyes. The flawless editing weaves the stories into a single fabric. Younger viewers, especially those who identify as GLBT, may be shocked at the tales of forced marriages, police harassment and beatings, electric shock therapy, and societal exclusion. Older viewers will be reminded of the blatant discrimination of a time not so long ago, some of which still exists. Extras include updates on the participants. A timeless film; highly recommended. [See Video News Briefs, LJ 6/1/10.]—Gerald A. Notaro, Univ. of South Florida Lib., St. PetersburgMilliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-43892893732034460382011-01-10T14:05:00.000-08:002011-01-10T14:10:36.168-08:002011 Awards for WORD IS OUT!<span style="font-weight:bold;">WORD IS OUT has just won a Film Heritage Award from the National Society of Film Critics:<br /><br />“Word Is Out” (Restored by Ross Lipman for the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Outfest Legacy Project and distributed by Milestone.)<br /><br />AND<br /><br />The American Library Association award for 2011 Notable Videos for Adults!<br /><br />Congratulations to all the filmmakers and the participants!</span>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-1188708084988642232010-10-18T14:26:00.000-07:002010-10-18T14:27:50.122-07:00Seen at the London Film Festival, Sept. 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I clearly remember seeing this wonderful film, in London, in the 70s. At the time I was struggling with my Gay self and those people spoke to me at a deep and lasting level.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I have just seen it again, today, at the London Film Festival, and was moved beyond words.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I imagine that many of those men subsequently died to AIDS. The trauma to our community, in losing so many wonderful people, exists today.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To those men and women still living, thank you. I hope you are healthy and happy.<i></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I was struck by the shared sense, then, of a tide of change and optimism, in the face of institutionalised persecution and oppression. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Today some of us have more rights (primarily thanks to these brave Queers) but also less politicisation and optimism. I wish that <i>every</i> Queer person would take the time to witness this excellent film and let those stories fill their hearts.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thanks to Outfest and their partners for bringing this gem back to life.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I will always remember the absolute sincerity, authenticity, humour and courage of all the subjects. You are sources of inspiration for me. God bless you all.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> </p><span style="color:#888888;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Steve Ryan</p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Ps I hope a region 2 version of the dvd will be made available to us Europeans!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">[editor: The WORD IS OUT dvd is region free so it can play in most countries around the world.]</span></p></span>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-67685473214092890022010-10-14T06:54:00.000-07:002010-10-14T06:55:26.290-07:00From Pompano Beach<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We celebrated our 55th last month; we married legally in the Trinity College Chapel (Hartford) during our 2009 50th class reunion. A biography "Soul Mates ...." written by a straight grandmother/author is available on our Scrapbook <a title="http://www.nolan-pingpank.com CTRL + Click to follow link" href="http://www.nolan-pingpank.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 84, 136); ">www.nolan-pingpank.<wbr>com</a> /. Weird: we were born 3 days apart in 1937 - at about 100 miles distance. As Gemini, does that mean there are four of us in this family? </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We'll be seeing the film in November, when we participate in a panel of a Palm Beach County college.</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Rev. Canon Dr. Richard T. Nolan, retired Episcopal priest<br />Robert C. Pingpank, retired CT public secondary school educator<br />John Knox Village<br />Pompano Beach, FL 33060</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><a title="http://www.nolan-pingpank.com CTRL + Click to follow link" href="http://www.nolan-pingpank.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 84, 136); ">www.nolan-pingpank.com</a></span></strong></div></span>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-42672979748628601502010-09-21T08:31:00.000-07:002010-09-21T08:32:10.313-07:00Thanks to TCM and UCLA<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; border-collapse: collapse; "><span style="">I saw the film in 1979 when it was released in a handful of theatres and on the "Z" Channel later on in the early 80's.</span><div style="clear: both; "></div><div><span style="">I was already out at that time, but never had the problems of coming out to my family that a lot of indivial</span></div><div><span style="">had during that time. It was a difficult and glorious </span><span style=""> period in the history of the Gay movement with </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11px; ">Anita Bryant</span><span style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=""> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="">making her anti-gay rampage. I am happy that TCM broadcasted this historic film and for UCLA in </span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="">their restoration efforts.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=""><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="">MItch Walker</span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="">Long Beach, California</span></span></span></div></span>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-43694016325871048342010-09-21T05:48:00.001-07:002010-09-21T05:48:42.261-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; border-collapse: collapse; ">I stiil am not comfortable being (bi-sexual ). Could have used you and your support up here. much love to you all.anj xoxo</span>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-8655242591401976022010-09-02T09:48:00.000-07:002010-09-02T09:50:08.025-07:00From Santa Fe<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b>Word</b></span><b> </b><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b>Is</b></span><b> </b><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b>Out</b></span> was the first gay themed film I ever saw. When I was 11-years-old, the film was broadcast on PBS and my parents, who are both sociologists, watched it and I was strangely drawn to watch it with them. I remembered how the film had played earlier that year at the Orson Wells Cinema in Cambridge where I grew up and had never heard of a feature length film being made about "those people" before who intrigued me. <br /><br />I was glued to the TV for two hours. My parents were fascinated by the exploration of race among the gay culture, two stigmas for these people as they saw it. However, I remember my mom thinking that the subject who was the actor wasn't as interesting because he was too queeny. Seeing the film 30 years later, I'm amazed at how much I remember these people's faces and even some of the their stories; the woman asking to share a pillow with another women whose house she slept over, the man kissing in a boat another boy when they were 7-years-old, the haunting song "Where you There?" performed in the film. <br /><br />It's amazing how not dated the film <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">is</span> today, and that's what makes the experience almost tragic in watching it. Gay couples are still losing custody of their children. Families are still not accepting of their gay offspring. Gay couples in most states still can't get married. I was also moved by the filmmakers including themselves in the interviews of their subjects, even allowing themselves to be seen in a mirror in one interview.<br /><br />I'm curious if the filmmakers ever thought of doing a follow-up to the film to see where the subjects are today and to record how far visibility has improved for gays and lesbians and how much it has also stayed the same. I'm so impressed by the importance of the work that the Legacy Project from Outfest <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">is</span> doing by watching this landmark piece of history.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Aaron Leventman, Santa Fe</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Dear Aaron,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Yes, on the DVD release, there are several bonus features where the filmmakers have created new short films following up on the people in the film thirty years later as well as talking about the experiences themselves.</span></span></div>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-6701809976404758182010-09-02T09:40:00.001-07:002010-09-02T09:40:56.918-07:00Pop Matters review of WORD IS OUT and other filmsWord is Out review in PopMatters.com. Click <a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/130143-story-tellers/P0">here</a>.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(99, 89, 80); ">'Word Is Out''s Historical Importance Cannot Be Underestimated...</h1></span></div>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-77140731754797194762010-07-28T07:52:00.001-07:002010-07-28T07:53:50.287-07:00Stage and Cinema review by Harvey Perr<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">New review of the DVD of WORD IS OUT can be found at Stage and Cinema by clicking </span></span><a href="http://www.stageandcinema.com/word_is_out.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This is a film that should be in the library of every gay man and lesbian in the world. But it should also be seen by every American who can never be told enough or too often that the people who want equal rights are their friends and their family members and are very much like themselves. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Word Is Out</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> is essential, even – and perhaps especially – after thirty years.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-52411448964642085802010-07-21T15:27:00.000-07:002010-07-21T15:28:09.276-07:00From Dominique Bremond<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">I saw "Word is Out" in France where I was living at the time, shortly after it came out in 1977 or 1978. It was a breeze, a gulp of fresh air to hear all of these very different people share theirs lives, theirs stories and their views.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br />Word is Out had a tremendous impact on my life.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br />When I moved to san Francisco in 1981, one of the first persons I ran into on the street was one of men interviewed,<br />then, shortly after, I saw Pat Bond at Bagdad Cafe on Market Street. It seemed surreal at the time.<br />A big heartfelt thank you to all of you who participated in the making of Word is Out. You touched so many lives in many countries.<span style="color:#888888;"><br /><br />Dominique Bremond<br />The French Class</span></span></div>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-51598653698191789352010-07-20T12:59:00.000-07:002010-07-21T15:29:04.026-07:00Cincinnati CityBeat review!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Cincinnati CityBeat review of WORD IS OUT can be read </span><a href="http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-21176-word-is-out-(review).html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Excerpt: "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-size:small;"><em style="font-style: oblique; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Word Is Out </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">allowed late-’70s gay filmgoers to see themselves on the screen not as caricatures or idealizations, but as real people with unifying experiences. It was a powerful moment. The film also functioned beyond affirmation to impact the mainstream, showing a world beyond stereotypes where gay men and women lived lives the same as any straight person — a universality that moved </span><em style="font-style: oblique; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Word Is Out </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">beyond gay cinema to become </span><em style="font-style: oblique; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">human</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> cinema.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p class="p2"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="s1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This restored 30th anniversary DVD release is exquisite with several bonuses that truly complement the film, especially a then-and-now documentary that brings the interviewees into the present. Revelations that many succumbed to AIDS are absolutely devastating, hanging a haunting specter over the film’s hopeful histories. </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Grade: A</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">"</span></span></i></strong></span></span></p></span>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-13932373628351888422010-07-09T14:27:00.000-07:002010-07-09T14:28:47.777-07:00Cinemaqueer review of WORD IS OUTCinemaqueer review of WORD IS OUT can be read <a href="http://www.cinemaqueer.com/review%20pages%203/wordisout.html">here</a>.<div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 8px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 8px; "><i><b>Word Is Out</b></i> is <i>not</i> a dry time capsule; it is a vital and entertaining document that hasn't lost its edge, even after more than three decades."</span></div>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-71913843164757017312010-07-08T12:49:00.000-07:002010-07-08T12:50:03.375-07:00DVD Town reviewDVD Town review of Word is Out can be read <a href="http://www.dvdtown.com/review/word-is-out-stories-of-some-of-our-lives/dvd/8234"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">here</span></a>.Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-51346647530116338612010-07-02T11:50:00.001-07:002010-07-02T11:51:58.423-07:00David Gillon interviewed in Hartford Courant!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You can read David Gillon interviewed by Susan Dunne in the Hartford Courant </span></span><a href="http://www.courant.com/entertainment/movies/hc-david-gillon-word-is-out-0620-20100618,0,2659120.story"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">An excerpt: "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I never imagined that there would be a serious effort behind something like this. I just knew it wasn't going to go anywhere [laughs]. But the most powerful thing you could do at the time was to speak out. Speaking up, which I had been doing at the time in little ways, was the most powerful thing you could do to combat homophobia, to really change things."</span></span></span></div>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506430322426039324.post-21643589685299311072010-06-28T09:44:00.000-07:002010-06-28T09:46:04.439-07:00TCM -- updates on the participants and the directors<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">HELLO!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">I just saw this on TCM for the first time. I wish I had seen it back then when I just coming out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><strong><u><span style="color:#ff00ff;">Hats off</span></u></strong> to TCM for bring this to a larger audience!!!!!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">I wonder if there is anyplace where it says what became of the lives of the wonderful gay men and lesbian women?</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </div><span style="color:#888888;"><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Enrique Sanchez</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Miami</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Thanks! Yes, the new DVD we brought out does have several films updating many of stories of the directors and participants. You can buy it here online!</span></span></div></span></span>Milliarium Zerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735944000126579430noreply@blogger.com0