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Poster for Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America

Live to Tell: The First Gay and Lesbian Prom in America

1995 · 25 min

A short, warm-hearted documentary that feels like a community milestone, earnest and hopeful without glossing over the stakes.

Directed by
Charley Lang
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Sandy Miller, Jerry Battey, Kathy Gill
Overview
Documentary about the first gay prom in America, that took place in West Hollywood, promoted by students of the EAGLES center, an alternative high school.

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Directed by
Charley Lang
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Sandy Miller, Jerry Battey, Kathy Gill
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
  • freedom
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Charley Lang
Starring
Sandy Miller, Jerry Battey, Kathy Gill, Patricia Nell Warren, Dan Butler, Tony Kushner, Ron Nyswaner
Cinematography
Charley Lang
Runtime
25 min
Country
United States of America

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