Out of the Past(1998)

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Synopsis

Exploring the complicated influence of American history on the gay and lesbian community today. Centering on the experience of seventeen-year-old Kelli Peterson, who attempted to form a Gay-Straight Alliance at her Salt Lake City high school in 1997. Her efforts were suppressed by her community and, ultimately the Utah State Legislature, which went so far as to pass a law banning all extra-curricular clubs in order to prevent the Gay-Straight Alliance from convening.
Exploring the complicated influence of American history on the gay and lesbian community today. Centering on the experience of seventeen-year-old Kelli Peterson, who attempted to form a Gay-Straight Alliance at her Salt Lake City high …
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In Theaters

  • July 31, 1998

MPAA Rating

Not Rated

Genres

Documentary

Run Time

1 hour 5 minutes

Directors

Jeff Dupre

Director

CAST

Stephen Spinella

Voice of of Michael Wigglesworth

Gwyneth Paltrow

Voice of of Sarah Orne Jewett

Cherry Jones

Voice of of Annie Adams Fields

Edward Norton

Voice of of Henry Gerber

Reverend Peter J Gomes

Interviewee

Lillian Faderman

Interviewee