Out in the Night

Showings

The Main 2 Sat, Apr 11, 2015 2:15 PM
The Main 2 Sun, Apr 12, 2015 3:30 PM
Film Info
Premiere Status:Minnesota Premiere
English Title:Out in the Night
Festival Programs:Documentaries
Women and Film
LGBTQ Currents
Tags:Documentary
Social Justice
Crime
Women Directors
LGBTQ
Society & Culture
Filmmaker/Guest Attending
Release Year:2014
Runtime:75
Type:Documentary Feature
Festivals & Awards:Best Documentary Feature - New Orleans Film Festival
Country/Region:USA
Language:English
Website:http://www.outinthenight.com/
Print Source:Film Collaborative
Trailer:http://vimeo.com/58462469
Cast/Crew
Director:blair dorosh-walther
Producer:Abigail E. Disney
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Giovanna Chesler
Mridu Chandra
Yoruba Richen
Cinematographer:Daniel Patterson
Screenwriter:blair dorosh-walther
Editor:Kristen Huntley
Sarah Devorkin
Principal Cast:Venice Brown
Terrain Dandridge
Renata Hill
Patreese Johnson
Filmography:Debut Feature

Description

Director blair dorosh-walther attending.

A group of young friends, out and proud African American lesbians, are verbally assaulted by an older man. When the man turns violent—yanking hair out of the head of one woman and choking another—Patreese Johnson pulls out a knife to defend her friends from being killed. The fight breaks up, the cops are called, and the women are accused of a gang attack.

blair dorosh-walther’s daring documentary serves as a clear indictment against sensationalized media (who label the women “Gang of Killer Lesbians”) and ineffective justice that assumes guilt until proven innocent.