Straightlaced How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up

Synopsis

GroundSpark premiered this latest film in The Respect For All Project on January 14, 2009. Filmed in the same intimate style as That’s a Family! and Let’s Get Real (which Miriam also scored), the heart of STRAIGHTLACED is candid interviews with more than 50 teens form diverse backgrounds.

Straightlaced provides a way into a much-needed dialogue about gender roles and homophobia among teenagers. With refreshing honesty, the diverse youth in the film open up about the pressure to conform to rigid gender role expectations. It will be used in schools all over the country and will be shown at film festivals.

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Credits

Produced by Debra Chasnoff & Sue Chen

Directed by Debra Chasnoff

Edited by Rhonda Collins

Graphic Design Idle Hands Studio

Original Score by Miriam Cutler

Awards & Festivals

Winner, CINE Golden Eagle Award, 2009

Winner, Best Feature Documentary, The Baltimore Women’s Film Festival

Winner, Audience Award, 2009 Western Psychological Association Film Festival

Reviews

“As in Chasnoff’s previous recent works, the film is remarkable for the candor with which its subjects speak – in this case, teens discussing their frustrations with gender roles and stereotypes.”
 ~ The San Francisco Chronicle