Just because I am / a film by Gabrielle Pescador, Juan Javier Pescador ; directed by Gabrielle Pescador, Juan Javier Pescador ; produced by Pescador Arte, LLC, Windsor Pride.

"Just Because I Am takes the viewer through the inspirational journey of an LGBT youth group, led by an enthusiastic gay mentor, who together give a response to homophobia by creating a performance on love, respect and tolerance. While experiencing the transformative energy of art and the empowering...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leadbetter, Julie (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Pescador Arte (Firm) (Production company, Film distributor)
Windsor Pride (Organization)
Other Authors: Pescador, Gabrielle (Film director)
Pescador, Juan Javier (Film director)
Rabideau, Chris (participant.)
Language:English
Published: [Ann Arbor, Mich.?] : Pescador Arte, LLC, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Gay youth > Canada > Windsor.
Gay people > Canada > Windsor.
Lesbians > Canada > Windsor.
Homophobia > Canada > Windsor.
Gay people > Violence against > Canada > Windsor.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Documentary on homophobia & youth.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Just Because I Am takes the viewer through the inspirational journey of an LGBT youth group, led by an enthusiastic gay mentor, who together give a response to homophobia by creating a performance on love, respect and tolerance. While experiencing the transformative energy of art and the empowering effects of self-affirmation, these youngsters also face aggravating homophobic reactions unleashed by their collective coming out in this traditionally conservative border city."--Container.
Note:"Homophobia & Me Project"--End credits.
Videorecording.
Call Number:HQ76.27.Y68 J87 2011 VideoDVD
Awards:Best LGBT documentary, Ferndale Film Festival, 2011.
Credits:Edited by Gabrielle Pescador, Juan Javier Pescador, Brian Lillie ; music by Julie Leadbetter.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Chris Rabideau and others.
Event Details:
Filmed in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.