KCPT presents special programming devoted to Gay & Lesbian Pride month.
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Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness
Join KCPT, The Coalition of Hispanic Organizations and PFLAG-KC on September 13th from 6-8pm for a special sneak peak of the documentary Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness. The film tells the story of the residents in a Long Island community who take action after a local immigrant is killed in a hate crime attack. Their inspiring story provides a blueprint for people who want to do something before intolerance turns to violence. A discussion of strategies for hate crime prevention and building safer, more inclusive communities will follow the film.
The screening will be held at Screenland Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd. 3rd FloorKansas City, MO. 64108
The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP required.
Learn more about Not In Our Town.
Emile Norman: By His Own Design
This is a portrait of the self-taught California artist Emile Norman, who, at age 88, (original air date 6/23/2008) works with the same passion for life, art, nature and freedom that inspired him through seven decades of a changing art scene and turbulent times for a gay man in America. The film chronicles his independent spirit: how it developed from his early days on a ranch in the San Gabriel Valley; brought him success in New York City in the 40s and 50s; and gave him the confidence to leave the New York art scene and find freedom in Big Sur, where he and Brooks Clement, his partner of 30 years, built a house and created a haven for a circle of friends and artists that is still growing today.
POV: Beyond Hatred
In September 2002, three skinheads were roaming a park in Rheims, France, looking to “do an Arab” when they settled for a gay man instead. Twenty-nine-year-old Francois Chenu fought back fiercely, but he was beaten unconscious and dumped in a river, where he drowned. This acclaimed French verite film is the story of the crime’s aftermath — above all, of the Chenu family’s brave and heartrending struggle to seek justice while trying to make sense of such pointless violence and unbearable loss. With remarkable dignity, they fight to transcend hatred and the inevitable desire for revenge. By Olivier Meyrou.
Independent Lens: Two Spirits
Two Spirits interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss of her son with a revealing look at the largely unknown history of a time when the world wasn’t simply divided into male and female and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders.
Fred Martinez was nádleehí, a male-bodied person with a feminine nature, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. He was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at 16. Two Spirits explores the life and death of this boy who was also a girl, and the essentially spiritual nature of gender.
Two Spirits tells compelling stories about traditions that were once widespread among the indigenous cultures of North America. The film explores the contemporary lives and history of Native two-spirit people — who combine the traits of both men and women with qualities that are also unique to individuals who express multiple genders.
Out in America
OUT in America is an uplifitng collection of unique, transformative stories and inspiring personal narratives told by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
American Experience: Stonewall Uprising
When gay bar Stonewall Inn was raided in 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought back. As told by those present, the streets of New York erupted into violent protests and demonstrations, announcing that the gay rights movement had arrived. American Experience: Stonewall Uprising airs April 25 at 8pm.
“Stonewall Uprising” Community Screening
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“It was the Rosa Parks moment,” says one man. June 28, 1969: NYC police raid a Greenwich Village Mafia-run gay bar, The Stonewall Inn. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a 3-day riot that launches the Gay Rights Movement.
