Age Appropriate LGBTQ Movie?
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OhNooos — 9 years ago(October 01, 2016 06:44 PM)
Thank you, both for those suggestions. Geography Club might be the very thing. It's so close to home in that the kids often call the GSA something else for their parents' sake. I'll bring it up to the group along with Wallflower. I think Cheerleader could be problematic, especially given the R rating.
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dperth-33500 — 9 years ago(October 01, 2016 07:57 PM)
I didn't like Wallflower personally.
If I were you I would watch
But I'm A Cheerleader
yourself, and see what you think. The R-rating wasn't very fair in my opinion, and frankly I think they gave it that for no other reason than it dealt with homosexuality. And it was pretty much standard practice to always give an R-rating to such movies in those days. Like I said in my other post, it doesn't have any nudity, violence, or foul language. It just has sexual innuendo and same-sex kissing. Personally I think it's perfect for teens.
Geography Club
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bakerstreetdozen — 9 years ago(October 02, 2016 11:34 AM)
Yeah, I have to agree that the R rating wasn't really necessary. I think there may be some language, that's about it.
When I was in high school, I was shown quite a few 18+ films in both English and History class. Our parents had to sign consent forms in order for us to be allowed to view it without incident.
Why don't you take a pill, bake a cake, go read the encyclopaedia. -
dperth-33500 — 9 years ago(October 02, 2016 01:27 PM)
Thanks. You're right about the language. I had forgotten about it though because of how mild it was. But there are definitely a few f-bombs in there. Not many though. Again there was no nudity, no violence. Just a lot of homoerotic innuendo and same sex kissing. I think it could have been safely rated PG-13.
The truth is this movie is pretty mild compared to other things kids are exposed to. And it's really well done. And it has a stellar cast. It's guaranteed to be a hit. -
OhNooos — 9 years ago(October 02, 2016 03:07 PM)
I'll have to check it out. It depends on how suggestive it is. Same sex kissing should be ok, but the scene I read about where the characters are masturbating might be an issue - I don't know. We have to be hyper sensitive to what parents might object to.
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Buxfilms — 9 years ago(October 02, 2016 03:03 PM)
Plenty of good LGBTQ films that are not in English, Soundless Wind Chime is a great example.
My foreign film list
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Jeorj Euler — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 09:20 PM)
Well, this is hard.
Can anyone recommend an LGBTQ film that would be appropriate for a high school GSA?
For the eleventh and twelfth grades:
Patrik 1,5 (2008)
Get Your Stuff (2000)
Mind you, a lot of age-appropriate short movies can be found on YouTube. -
OhNooos — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 09:24 PM)
Thank you, that's helpful. I hadn't thought of short movies. Considering how short our meeting times are, maybe that's a good choice. The ideal would be something that is not only age appropriate, but also something that doesn't focus on negative aspects, such as a story all about someone getting AIDS.
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Buxfilms — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 06:02 PM)
Any luck with the Hong Kong film I suggested. I can also suggest some Korean short films, one of which has no talking, called Boy Meets Boy. Its a well made short film featuring a well know Korean actor
The other one is Suddenly, Last Summer
My foreign film list
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OhNooos — 9 years ago(November 13, 2016 02:40 PM)
Honestly, I let it slide. The kids have some ideas, too, but we haven't come back to it. I'm thinking the youtube thing would work for a meeting when they want it and we can all look into movies for if they want to host a "movie night" to do something more social, maybe raise a little money. Thanks so much for your suggestions! I am keeping a file open.