Coming Out (2015)

Directed by

Alden Peters

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary filmmaker records his own process of telling family and friends that he is gay. He also talks to experts to understand the broader meaning of coming out.

personalreflectiveintimateemotionalhonesteducationalvulnerableupbeat

What happens

Coming Out is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Alden Peters. It follows Peters while he comes out as a gay man to multiple people, including his parents, siblings, and friends. Peters also interviews experts, including activist Janet Mock, psychologist Ritch Savin-Williams, and journalist Zach Stafford, to provide broader context about the experience of coming out. The documentary premiered on September 10, 2015, at the DOCUTAH film festival, where it won the "Audience Favorite" award. The following month it was shown at the MiFo LGBT Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival (NewFest). It won the Best Documentary award at Festival MIX Milano in 2016, and also appeared that year at the Queer Lisboa International Queer Film Festival. It was released on DVD and iTunes in October 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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