Scout's Honor


57m 2001

Brief Synopsis

An account that traces the conflict between the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the broad-based movement by many of its members to overturn them. The story is told predominantly through the experiences of 13-year-old Steven Cozza (now 15) and 69-year-old Dave Rice (now 71) b

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Location
Petaluma, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
57m

Synopsis

An account that traces the conflict between the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the broad-based movement by many of its members to overturn them. The story is told predominantly through the experiences of 13-year-old Steven Cozza (now 15) and 69-year-old Dave Rice (now 71) both heterosexual, both dedicated to the Scouts, and both determined to change the course of Scouting history. Along the way, they meet gay Scouts and Scoutmasters whose painful stories of expulsion earned national attention, including James Dale, whose case against the BSA reached the United States Supreme Court. Also featured is Tim Curran, a gay Eagle Scout who waged a 17-year-old battle against the BSA in California. The chronicle portrays gay and straight people working together to end anti-gay prejudice, turning the Boy Scouts of American on its ear.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Location
Petaluma, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
57m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Features) May 31 - June 10, 2001.

Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 5-10, 2001.

Shown at San Fransisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 14-24, 2001.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Features) May 31 - June 10, 2001.)

Co-winner, along with Stacy Peralta's "Dogtown and Z-Boys" (USA/2001), of the Audience Award for Best Film - Documentary and winner of the Freedom of Expression Award at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2001 San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize (Documentary) at the 2001 New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States January 2001

Released in United States June 2001

Released in United States Winter January 1, 2001

Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 15-28, 2001.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth With an Attitude) May 24 - June 17, 2001.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.

Broadcast in USA over PBS June 19, 2001.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth With an Attitude) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)

Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 2001

Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 15-28, 2001.)

Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 5-10, 2001.)

Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at San Fransisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 14-24, 2001.)