Out of the Past (1998)

Directed by

Jeff Dupre

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

2.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a high school student in Salt Lake City who tries to start a gay-straight alliance club. It shows the local school board's pushback and her stand for equality.

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What happens

Out of the Past is a 1998 American documentary film directed by Jeff Dupre. The script was written by Michelle Ferrari. Dupre and Ferrari co-produced the film, along with Eliza Byard. It depicts the attempt to establish a gay–straight alliance club at East High School during the 1995-1996 school year which resulted in the Salt Lake City Board of Education banning all extracurricular clubs to prevent its creation. It compares the actions of Kelli Peterson with historical gay icons. The film premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. It also won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary at the 10th GLAAD Media Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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