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2006 American film| Small Town Gay Bar | |
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| Directed by | Malcolm Ingram |
| Written by | Malcolm Ingram |
| Produced by | Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier, Andre Canaparo, Sarah Gibson, Matthew Gissing |
| Starring | Jim Bishop, Bill Curtis, Rick Gladish, Fred Phelps, Charles Smith, Justin Williams |
| Cinematography | Jonathon Cliff |
| Edited by | Graeme Ball, Scott Mosier |
| Music by | Natasha Duprey |
| Release date | 2006 |
| Running time | 81 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
Small Town Gay Bar is a 2006 documentary directed by Malcolm Ingram that focuses on two gay bars in the rural deep Southeast United States. One in Shannon, Mississippi and one in Meridian, Mississippi. The documentary was produced by View Askew Productions with Kevin Smith serving as executive producer.
Plot
The story of community in the Deep South that is forced to deal with the struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression. Malcolm Ingram's "Small Town Gay Bar" visits two Mississippi communities and bases those visits around two small gay bars, Rumors in Shannon, Mississippi and Different Seasons/Crossroads in Meridian, Mississippi. Additionally the film visits Bay Minette, Alabama to look at the brutal hate crime murder of Scotty Joe Weaver. The film focuses on a group of folks who are less concerned with the national debate over gay marriage than they are with the life risks they take being openly gay in small Southern towns.
Cast
- Jim Bishop as Himself
- Bill Curtis as Himself
- Rick Gladish as Himself
- Fred Phelps as Himself
- Charles Smith as Himself
- Justin Williams as Himself
Quotes
- Kevin Smith, executive producer of Small Town Gay Bar and also of "Silent Bob" fame: "It's a film that is a portrait of small-town gay bars in rural Mississippi," Smith said, straightening up. "Which is probably the hardest place in the world to be gay. It's a portrait of how people will create their own community, even in the middle of a community that ostracizes them and wants nothing to do with them. They can still collectively come together and create an oasis for themselves to just chill out and be themselves and be who they can't be in this particular buckle of the Bible Belt."
- David Rooney of Daily Variety Magazine: "Ingram illustrates how gay bars function as oases of acceptance and alternative families for his good-humored, enduring subjects."
- Philip Martin of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: "Ingram’s movie not only makes it clear that people can be brave and resourceful in the face of intolerance, they can also throw a great party."
Awards
- 2006 Grand Jury Award winner at the L.A. Fest for Best Documentary
- 2006 Grand Jury Award winner at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival for Best Documentary
- 2006 Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
- 2006 Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival
- 2006 Official Selection at the SXSW Film Festival
References
- Small Town Gay Bar at IMDb
- Seinberg, Sara, "Everyday queer warriors", Gay.com, retrieved 2007-09-15
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Carroll, Larry (2006-01-25), "Paris Hilton Baffles Kevin Smith; Matt Dillon Offends Sundance Audiences", MTV, retrieved 2007-09-15
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - Rooney, David, "Small Town Gay Bar", Variety, retrieved 2007-09-15
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Martin, Philip (2007-08-10), "ON FILM: Community and courage", Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, retrieved 2007-09-15
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "IMDb Awards Page".
