Calendar – Past Event

Out in the Silence captures the controversy that ensues when filmmaker Joe Wilson's same-sex wedding announcement is published in the newspaper of the small Pennsylvania hometown he left long ago. Drawn back by a plea for help from the mother of a gay teen being tormented at school, Wilson's journey dramatically illustrates the challenges of negotiating the morally charged issue of sexual orientation and the potential for building bridges when people with differing opinions approach each other with openness and respect.

Discussion with filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer to follow screenings, reception to follow June 21 screening

Human Rights Watch exposes and combats abuses based on people's sexual orientation and gender identity. Our groundbreaking 2001 report "Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students in US Schools" examines some of the issues portrayed in the film through numerous testimonies by students who faced abuse on a daily basis from peers and teachers. http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights

Presented in association with New York Civil Liberties Union, www.nyclu.org and Parents and Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) of New York City, www.pflagnyc.org

Links to screening details

Location:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater,
165 West 65th Street, upper level (between Broadway and Amsterdam) 212 875 5601

Book tickets online by clicking here or by visiting the Walter Reade Theater box office

Date and time:
June 21, 2010 6:30pm +0000
Location:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater,
165 West 65th Street, upper level (between Broadway and Amsterdam) 212 875 5601

Book tickets online by clicking here or by visiting the Walter Reade Theater box office

Date and time:
June 22, 2010 9:00pm +0000
Location:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater,
165 West 65th Street, upper level (between Broadway and Amsterdam) 212 875 5601

Book tickets online by clicking here or by visiting the Walter Reade Theater box office

Date and time:
June 23, 2010 4:00pm