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Licensed to Kill - Friday July 17@ 6:30 pm
A documentary from Oscar nominated filmmaker Arthur Dong. In this two-time Sundance Award winner, Dong, known for his intensely compassionate and wonderfully crafted stories, takes the viewer on a frightening journey into the minds of men whose contempt for homosexuality has led them to murder. Attacked himself in 1977 by gay bashers, Dong confronts killers of gay men face-to-face and asks them directly: "Why did you do it?" This is a graphic film --but not gratuitously so -- as the camera looks unflinchingly at actual gay bashings, crime scenes, murderers' confessions, and graphic evidence from police files. The documentary ties together many films in this series through the stories of seven convicted killers: a young man who killed as a means of "self defense" from alleged sexual advances, a religious self-loathing serial killer wrestling with his own same-sex desires, an abuse victim sho feared losing his "manhood," an army sergeant angry over gays in the military, and a self-described "homeboy" looking for easy prey. Likewise, these same stories illustrate the false ideologies that must be dismantled if this senseless violence is to end. Please note that both the content and the images documented in this film are deeply disturbing. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. .