A documentary on the life and death of Jim Wheeler, and the gay and lesbian youth across America who live his dream today.A documentary on the life and death of Jim Wheeler, and the gay and lesbian youth across America who live his dream today.A documentary on the life and death of Jim Wheeler, and the gay and lesbian youth across America who live his dream today.
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Jim In Bold tells the touching stories of gay youth in the US, from the tragic impact of hatred to the triumphant resilience of youth
JIM IN BOLD examines the many complicated issues facing gay and lesbian teens. Titled after a poem of the same name by Jim Wheeler, the young man in whose memory Equality Forum's National Youth Panel is dedicated, JIM IN BOLD explores the profound impact of nationally tolerated homophobia in our culture and public schools on GLBT youth.
"JIM IN BOLD tells the stories of gay youth in this country, from the tragic impact of hatred to the triumphant resilience of youth," said Equality Forum's Executive Director Malcolm Lazin. "This is the second documentary production by Equality Forum, the first being Gay Pioneers which premiered last year. We are proud to be adding to the canon of work which records the history of the GLBT civil rights movement."
JIM IN BOLD draws on Jim Wheeler's story as a framework to fuse two very different experiences of youths in America. By reconstructing the emotional journey which led to his unfortunate death, the film reveals the many warning signs that pointed to his suicide, including his writings, paintings, pleas with friends to assist him and threats to his family. In addition, the film explores how a high school system tolerated the kind of bigotry and harassment Jimmy endured daily as student at Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, PA.
JIM IN BOLD simultaneously reveals a hopeful aspect of being young and gay in America, by documenting the activities of Young Gay America founders Benjie Nycum and Mike Glatze as they traveled around the United States and interviewed gay youths. Their tour took them from Utah to Jim Wheeler's hometown of Lebanon, PA where Benjie and Mike met and interviewed gay teens in Lebanon to include in their Young Gay America website project where, information via the Internet -- highly accessible but also anonymous -- allows teens to come out of the closet, via a virtual community of support. The film features many resilient gay teens who are creating and promoting a positive self-image of what it is like to by young and gay in America.
"JIM IN BOLD tells the stories of gay youth in this country, from the tragic impact of hatred to the triumphant resilience of youth," said Equality Forum's Executive Director Malcolm Lazin. "This is the second documentary production by Equality Forum, the first being Gay Pioneers which premiered last year. We are proud to be adding to the canon of work which records the history of the GLBT civil rights movement."
JIM IN BOLD draws on Jim Wheeler's story as a framework to fuse two very different experiences of youths in America. By reconstructing the emotional journey which led to his unfortunate death, the film reveals the many warning signs that pointed to his suicide, including his writings, paintings, pleas with friends to assist him and threats to his family. In addition, the film explores how a high school system tolerated the kind of bigotry and harassment Jimmy endured daily as student at Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, PA.
JIM IN BOLD simultaneously reveals a hopeful aspect of being young and gay in America, by documenting the activities of Young Gay America founders Benjie Nycum and Mike Glatze as they traveled around the United States and interviewed gay youths. Their tour took them from Utah to Jim Wheeler's hometown of Lebanon, PA where Benjie and Mike met and interviewed gay teens in Lebanon to include in their Young Gay America website project where, information via the Internet -- highly accessible but also anonymous -- allows teens to come out of the closet, via a virtual community of support. The film features many resilient gay teens who are creating and promoting a positive self-image of what it is like to by young and gay in America.
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