An exceptionally moving documentary about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay candidate elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors. A courageous activist, Milk worked hard to express the political concerns of not only gays and lesbians, but also of African-Americans, Hispanics and other so- called American minorities. After 11 months in office, Milk and the Mayor of San Francisco were assassinated by Dan White, a conservative member of the Board of Supervisors. The subsequent trial, in which White received a lenient sentence, resulted in massive rioting in San Francisco by gay and lesbian activists. Amidst the tragedy the film builds a convincing and impassioned picture of a man committed to human rights and human dignity. (Awards: Academy Award winner for best documentary, 1985)
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
37576
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human rights
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Justice, Administration of
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gay and lesbian studies
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
People → Milk, Harvey
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)