JIM LOVES JACK: THE JAMES EGAN STORY
Price: $310.00 Code: 2181 |
Directed by David Adkin
1996, 53 minutes
Purchase: $310 Classroom Rental: $125
This documentary tells the remarkable story of James Egan, a pioneer champion of gay rights who challenged sensationalistic media stereotypes of homosexuality through his journalistic efforts in Canada during the Fifties and Sixties. More recently, the 73-year-old Egan and his partner, Jack Nesbit, made international headlines when they took the Canadian government to court to fight for legal recognition for same-sex couples. An intimate portrait of a relationship between two men which spans nearly fifty years of gay history in North America, Jim Loves Jack is an inspiring story of political activism and a moving testimony to the dignity of gay and lesbian relationships.
"An admirable tribute. A preconception and prejudice-shattering portrait."- Booklist
1996, 53 minutes
Purchase: $310 Classroom Rental: $125
This documentary tells the remarkable story of James Egan, a pioneer champion of gay rights who challenged sensationalistic media stereotypes of homosexuality through his journalistic efforts in Canada during the Fifties and Sixties. More recently, the 73-year-old Egan and his partner, Jack Nesbit, made international headlines when they took the Canadian government to court to fight for legal recognition for same-sex couples. An intimate portrait of a relationship between two men which spans nearly fifty years of gay history in North America, Jim Loves Jack is an inspiring story of political activism and a moving testimony to the dignity of gay and lesbian relationships.
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Festivals & Awards
*Best Documentary Award Turin International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalReviews
"Compelling. Recommended."- Library Journal"An admirable tribute. A preconception and prejudice-shattering portrait."- Booklist