OUTRAGE at TSL
Carole Osterink
ccSCOOP Editor
06-11-09 - Time & Space Limited, the arts organization in Hudson founded by political and social activitists Linda Mussmann and Claudia Bruce, describes as its mission "to educate, enliven, and expand the artistic quality of life in the community it serves." In pursuing that mission, TSL has gained a reputation for showing films with an edgy social message—films you would never see in one of those multiscreen theaters at the mall. A film scheduled to be shown at TSL starting next week is good example: Outrage, the documentary by Kirby Dick that outs gay conservatives who publicly revile homosexuality while secretly engaging in it.
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Kirby Dick's previous documentary films have dealt with equally controversial issues: pedophile priests in Twist of Faith, a film that was nominated for an Academy Award, and the corrupt MPAA ratings system in This Film Has Not Yet Been Rated. TSL's press release describes Outrage as "a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians with appalling gay rights voting records who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. Boldly revealing the hidden lives of the United States' most powerful policymakers, Outrage takes a comprehensive look at the harm they've inflicted on millions of Americans and examines the media's complicity in keeping their secrets."
Before its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, Eric D. Snider, blogging for Cinematical, suggested that Outrage might be "Tribeca Fest's most controversial film." And controversial it turned out to be. NPR edited Nathan Lee's review of the film to remove the names of Florida Governor Charlie Crist and former Senator Larry Craig—a move that caused Lee to insist that his byline be removed from the piece. A. O. Scott, in the New York Times, called the film "indignant and methodical," while John Aloysius Farrell, blogging for U.S. News & World Report, called Outrage "gay-bashing in the name of gay rights."
TSL's screenings of Outrage will be presented on June 18 through 20 at 5:30 p.m., on June 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m., and on June 28 at 5:30 p.m. The film runs for 90 minutes. Admission is $5 for students and members of TSL, $7 for nonmembers.
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