Movies and Multimedia

The progress we have made toward LGBT inclusion – both secularly and religiously – has produced an array of documentaries that tell the stories of LGBT individuals, their families and communities.  Below is a selection of films that speak especially to the intersection between LGBT identity and faith.  The stories they relate can be a powerful catalyst for group discussion and individual discernment.

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Why I Believe Out Loud
Christian leaders share their reasons for standing up for LGBT inclusion
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Why It's Important to Believe Out Loud
Church leaders discuss the universality of God's love.
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How To Be Welcoming
Church leaders share practices they've implemented to welcome the LGBT community.
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On the Male Side of Middle
Paul Neudorf: Writer, Director, Editor The Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests, 2011 Length: 12 minutes
 
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Living with Differences: Two Congregations, Two Viewpoints on Gay Clergy
The Rev. Dr. Randall K. Bush
Odyssey Networks, 2011
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Finding Our Voice: Speaking of Homosexuality and The Bible
Rev. Michael S. Piazza, Cathedral of Hope UCC, Dallas
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Let's Talk About Sex
Let's Talk About Sex (2010), 62 mins.
Directed by James Houston, Not Rated
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Bob and Jack's 52-year Adventure
Stu Maddox and Joseph Applebaum, 2006, Running Length: 41 minutes
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Camp Out
Camp Out
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Put This On The Map
Put This On The Map. 34 minute documentary
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Sacred Covenants, Faithful Conversations
United Church of Christ
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A Jihad for Love
Halal Films, 2007, Running Length: 2007
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Trembling Before G-D
Simcha Leib Productions, 2001, Running Length: 80 minutes
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Thy Will Be Done
Mineral King Productions, 2010, Running Length: 57 minutes
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Fish Out of Water
Yellow Wing Productions, 2008, Running Length: 60 minutes
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Sailing on Faith: See Who God Has Sent
United Church of Christ
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Bi-sex-u-al
Produced by the United Church of Christ and Filmworks
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For the Bible Tells Me So
Atticus Group and VisionQuest Productions, Released By Fiirst Run Features, 2007, running length: 95 min.
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8: The Mormon Proposition
David v. Goliath Films, 2010
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We're All Angels
Telekinetic Entertainment, 2007, Running Length: 90 minutes
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Call Me Malcolm
United Church of Christ and Filmworks, Inc., 2005, Running Length: 90 minutes
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Turning Points
Covenant Network of Presbyterians and Greenhouse Pictures, 2005, Running Length: 60 minutes
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In God’s House: Asian American Lesbian and Gay Families in the Church
Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific and Asian North American Religion, Pacific School of Religion, 2006, Running Length: 23 min; subtitles in multiple languages
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