Ask Not
Brief Synopsis
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An examination of the failure and injustice of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Approaches the issue from three perspectives, following an upstart group of young gays and lesbians promoting a Right to Serve campaign in which they attempt to enlist as openly homosexual candidates;
Cast & Crew
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Johnny Symons
Director
Haven Herrin
Charles Moskus
David Mixner
Alex Nicholson
Robert Maginnis
Film Details
Also Known As
Independent Lens
Genre
Documentary
Political
War
Release Date
2008
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 13m
Synopsis
An examination of the failure and injustice of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Approaches the issue from three perspectives, following an upstart group of young gays and lesbians promoting a Right to Serve campaign in which they attempt to enlist as openly homosexual candidates; documenting the efforts of former soldiers to expose the policy's flaws by sharing their personal experiences with military and civilian audiences; and creating a video diary of one San Francisco soldier's retreat into the closet as he heads off to Baghdad.
Director
Johnny Symons
Director
Cast
Haven Herrin
Charles Moskus
David Mixner
Alex Nicholson
Robert Maginnis
Alan Steinman
Perry Jacob Reitan
Crew
Norman Arnold
Original Music
Aaron Belkin
Advisor
Lauren Brown
Production Assistant
Clark Caldwell
Camera
John Cameron
Sound
S Leo Chiang
Cinematographer
Jake Clennell
Camera
Gary Coates
Color
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Ken Fix
Original Music
Danny Gardner
Production Assistant
Andrew Gersh
Editor
Roger Gower
Camera
Christie Herring
Researcher
Brian Liu
Camera
Peter Lo Greco
Cinematographer
James Maloney
Advisor
Rick Miranda
Camera
Jason Nesmith
Music Scoring Mixer
Davina Pardo
Camera
Philip Perkins
Audio Post-Production
Grace Rutledge
Transcripts
Andy Schocken
Cinematographer
Mike Seely
Camera
Brittney Shepherd
Assistant Editor
Lisa Smith
Production Assistant
Ines Sommer
Camera
Johnny Symons
Sound
Johnny Symons
Producer
Chris Tedesco
Original Music
Damon Tedesco
Score Recording
Goro Toshima
Camera
Jonathan Vargo
On-Line Editor
Heather Lyon Weaver
On-Line Editor
Leah Wolchok
Sound
Leah Wolchok
Coproducer
Leah Wolchok
Researcher
Film Details
Also Known As
Independent Lens
Genre
Documentary
Political
War
Release Date
2008
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 13m
