Before homosexuals : from ancient times to Victorian crimes / After Stonewall Productions presents ; presented by John Scagliotti ; directed by John Scagliotti ; produced by John Scagliotti ; co-producers, Christopher Dawes, David M. Hall, Betsy Kalin ; writers, Betsy Kalin, John Scagliotti, JoAnn Wypijewski ; produced in association with The Center for Independent Documentary.
Publisher:
After Stonewall Productions,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. "This film is dedicated to Louis Crompton (April 5, 1925-July 11, 2009) ...and the many other LGBT historians who have fought tirelessly to save same-sex history."--Opening frames. "DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise stated, the people who appear in this film should not be presumed to be homosexual...or heterosexual."--Opening frames. "), Gert Hekma, Ph.D. (editor of "A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Modern Age"), Richter Norton, Ph.D. (author of "My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters Through the Centuries"), Carl Brandon Strehlke (museum art curator), Jeffrey Weeks, (author & officer of the Order of thte British Empire), Neil McKenna (author of "The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde), Michael Lombardi-Nash (translator of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs), Sheila Rowbotham (author of "Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love"), Gary Schmidgall (author of "Walt Whitman. A Gay Life"). (author of "Homosexuality & Civilization"), Dimitris Plantzos (author of "Greek Art and Archaeology C. 1200-30 BC"), Maria Margaronis (journalist, The Nation, London Bureau), Tze-Lan Sang, Ph.D. (author of "The Emerging Lesbian: Female Same-Sex Desire in Modern China"), Akira Ohno (art historian, Koganei Hakenomori Art Museum, Japan), Seth Jacobowitz, Ph.D. (author and Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages, Yale University), Edward Maeder (historical fashion and textiles expert), Laxmi Narayan Tripathi (Hijra guru, transgender activist), Terence Kissack, Ph.D. (author of "Free Comrades: Anarchism and Homosexuality in the United States"), Max Dashu (founder of the Suppressed Histories Archives), Rodney Lutalo (human rights activist, Uganda), Michael Rocke (Director of the Biblioteca Berenson, Harvard University, Florence, Italy, author of "Forbidden Friendships: Homosexuality and Male Culture in Renaissance Florence"), Theo van der Meer, Ph.D. (author of "Sodoms zaad in Nederland "), Gert Hekma, Ph.D. (editor of "A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Modern Age"), Richter Norton, Ph.D. (author of "My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters Through the Centuries"), Carl Brandon Strehlke (museum art curator), Jeffrey Weeks, (author & officer of the Order of thte British Empire), Neil McKenna (author of "The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde), Michael Lombardi-Nash (translator of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs), Sheila Rowbotham (author of "Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love"), Gary Schmidgall (author of "Walt Whitman. A Gay Life").
Contents:
8. True colors. 2. Genes don't lie -- 3. Heroic love -- 4. Two-spirit love -- 5. Moral policemen -- 6. Zeus & Ganymede -- 7. Forbidden friendships -- 8. True colors.
Summary:
"Emmy Award-winner John Scagliotti, producer of the landmark films "Before Stonewall" and "After Stonewall", guides us in a wondrous tour of erotic history, poetry and visual art in this point-of-view documentary on same-sex desire from ancient times to Victorian crimes. He explores how the sexual revolution of the 1960s and the growth of LGBT political power in the 1990s cleared the path for artists and scholars to re-discover pre-20th century same-sex desires. With dozens of experts he revels in lesbian love spells from ancient Rome, censored chapters of the Kamasutra, Native American two-spirit rituals and more. A prequel to Before Stonewall, Before Homosexuals unearths the garden of human sexual delights and the endurance and creativity of 'an army of lovers.'"--Film website: http://beforehomosexuals.com/about-the-film/.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.