Turning the Page : : Storytelling as Activism in Queer Film and Media / / David R. Coon.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Coon, David R.,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 14 images
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction: Telling Stories for Social Change --; 1. Challenging Oppressive Myths: LGBTQ Activism and Storytelling --; 2. Documenting and Preserving Stories from the LGBTQ Movements: In the Life Media --; 3. Training Filmmakers and Educating Audiences: POWER UP --; 4. Connecting Diverse Communities through Film and Media Festivals: Three Dollar Bill Cinema --; 5. Developing the Next Generation of Storytellers: Reel Queer Youth --; Conclusion: Stories of Some of Our Lives --; Acknowledgments --; Appendix --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780813593739; 9783110666083
• DOI: 10.36019/9780813593739?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: David R. Coon.

Surprisingly, Hollywood is still clumsily grappling with its representation of sexual minorities, and LGBTQ filmmakers struggle to find a place in the mainstream movie industry. However, organizations outside the mainstream are making a difference, helping to produce and distribute authentic stories that are both by and for LGBTQ people. Turning the Page introduces readers to three nonprofit organizations that, in very different ways, have each positively transformed the queer media landscape. David R. Coon takes readers inside In the Life Media, whose groundbreaking documentaries on the LGBTQ experience aired for over twenty years on public television stations nationwide. Coon reveals the successes of POWER UP, a nonprofit production company dedicated to mentoring filmmakers who can turn queer stories into fully realized features and short films. Finally, he turns to Three Dollar Bill Cinema, an organization whose film festivals help queer media find an audience and whose filmmaking camps for LGBTQ youth are nurturing the next generation of queer cinema. Combining a close analysis of specific films and video programs with extensive interviews of industry professionals, Turning the Page demonstrates how queer storytelling in visual media has the potential to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and motivate social justice activism.