Scout's Honor (2001)

Directed by

Tom Shepard

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

57 min

Rating

3.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows activists fighting the Boy Scouts of America's ban on gay members. It tells the stories of people advocating for change and those who were expelled from the organization.

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What happens

Scout's Honor is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Tom Shepard and written by Meg Moritz. Appearing as themselves in the documentary are Steven Cozza, James Dale, Tim Curran, Dave Rice and Scott and Jeanette Cozza. The film examines the Boy Scouts of Americas (BSA) policy against gays in the organization. It focuses on Steve Cozza and Dave Rice who join to fight against the policy, and also relates the stories of two gay men who were expelled from the organization, and fought back in the courts. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2001, where it won an Audience Award for Best Documentary, and director Tom Shepard won a Freedom of Expression Award. The documentary had additional screenings at several other film festivals where it received multiple awards, and it also received a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film aired nationally on the PBS series POV on June 19, 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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