Out in the Silence (2009)

Directed by

Dean Hamer

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

56 min

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a gay man and his husband returning to a conservative small town after a gay teenager there is severely bullied. It shows how different residents including the teenager's mother, a local conservative leader, and a pastor react to the situation.

intimatethoughtfulemotionalpersonaltensegroundedearnestquietly powerful

What happens

Out in the Silence is a 2009 documentary film directed by Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer. It chronicles the chain of events that occur when the severe bullying of a gay teenager draws Wilson and his partner back to the conservative rural community of Oil City, Pennsylvania, where their own same-sex wedding announcement had previously ignited a controversy. The film focuses on the widely varying, emotional reactions of the town's residents including the teenager and his mother, the head of the local chapter of the American Family Association, and an evangelical pastor and his wife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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