Scout's Honor
2001 |
Project DetailsReleased 2001Production Company PBS/POV/Produced and Directed by Tom Shepard Visit Film Website
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Synopsis
SCOUT'S HONOR traces the conflict between the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America and the broad-based movement by many of its members to overturn them. The story is told predominantly through the experiences of a 13-year old boy and a 70-year-old man -- both heterosexual, both dedicated to the Scouts, and both determined to change the course of Scouting history. Their challenge is being waged in their hometown of Petaluma, California - a place more familiar with agriculture than activism. Yet it is here where they have begun an international grassroots petition drive and media campaign to overturn the BSA's anti-gay policy. In 1998, they formalized their movement into an organization called Scouting for All.
Credits
PBS/POV
Executive Producer D. Stuart Harrison
Produced and Directed by Tom Shepard
Edited by Jim Klein
Written By Meg Moritz, Ph.D
Original Score by Miriam Cutler
Awards & Festivals
Freedom of Expression Award, Sundance FF, 2001
Audience Award for Best Documentary, Sundance FF, 2001
Grand Prize Award, USA Film Festival, 2001
Best Documentary, Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 2001
Audience Award Best Documentary, SF Gay & Lesbian LGBT FF, 2001
Audience Award Best Documentary, Turin Gay and Lesbian FF, 2001
Reviews
"Scout's Honor is not a diatribe against the Boy Scouts. Rather, it examines the irony that the values Cozza took from scouting are what inspired him to take his stand.” ~ San Francisco Chronicle
"Scout's Honor is a powerfully moving account of resistance that has the inspirational feel of a Capra movie suddenly come to 21st-century life. Steven Cozza, self-effacing and still gallantly fighting for justice, is a young, genuine old-fashioned hero." ~ Chicago Tribune
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