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Out in the Silence was shown last night at Stroudsburg High School, and I would just like to say Thank you so much. The movie was very strong, and the movie stirred up a lot of emotions. It was upsetting to see how openly out people were being treated and it made me realize why I am so passionate about fighting for equality. I do hope that the people that showed up last night were shown just how hard it is to be openly gay and that this will help them to understand some of what the LGBTQA community endures. So thank you, once again for allowing your movie to be shown at Stroudsburg High School, and I wish you the best of luck for the future of this film, and for you yourself as well.

I personally have been a witness to bullying with in my high school and felt as if there was nothing that I could do or help. Tonight has shown that there is always something that can be done.

Trisha BalmerWonderful film. My heart breaks for CJ and his mom. I am so glad that they had the courage to stand up and speak out. I wish that Pastor Micklos could have reacher a higher enlightenment, it would have made a perfect end to the film… but that would be asking for a miracle, I think. I agree with everyone who thinks this film should be shown in every high school. And I have to say that my 11 year old son (who accompanied me to the film screening because he didn’t want his mom to be out by herself at night… my Knight in Shining Armor) thought the part at the end was great, where CJ said “Suddenly I wasn’t the guy who dislocated your shoulder in football practice. I was some little fairy or something.” . He understood that and connected with it because he’s a football player… and I think if more kids could see this film, they would connect with CJ, too. And they could understand that he is just like them and that there is nothing wrong with being gay.

And if more Christians could realise that it would awesome too… but there’s that asking for miracles thing again. lol…

Thanks for showing this in OC guys! I loved the film!

Truly amazing work. Congrats on opening the eyes of many small communities that want to sweep such issues under the rugs.

The movie has a lot of good qualities about it.  I know how hard it was for those kids to come out and put up with the discrimination because I was discrimanated against when I came out and I still go through the day and follow the way God wants.

Wonderful enlightening film. It is soooo sad that folks judge others on such old fashioned outdated thoughts. I am proud to say I am friends with alot of those in the film.  I hope that those with their minds locked closed have the guts to walk into a screening & not be afraid that someone will see them there. You should see the wonderful people they are missing out on.

An amazing documentary that each and every one should watch and share with others..Thanks WQED for showing it this evening..I know I am now going to see how all of us here in Pittsburgh can help that great kid and the folks working on the Latonia..SOOO COOOL!!!

I am so happy to see that a screening of Out in the Silence is going to take place in Oil City November 5!  I have heard nothing but good about this film, and look forward to seeing it here where filming took place. 

We are working very hard to change things for the better in Oil City.  My particular interest is the growth of an arts community here and my job is to welcome artists moving here from all over the country.  A number of these artists have expressed great enthusiasm for the film, and I know from clips I have seen that Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer beautifully capture some of the changes and struggles associated with that.  I can’t wait to see the whole thing!

This movie was shown on campus for students to watch. My english professor used this film as an opportunty for extra credit. If she did not use this film as extra credit I probably would have never went to view it. I was shocked. I knew that people did not like gays or lesbians or bisexuals but I had no clue peole were that out about it. The most influential part of this documentary was the newspaper headlines and newscast. The whole movie had a positive influence on me. I was happy to see that the movie did help to move this process of gay rights along and I wish you well!!! : )

I just watched the DVD last night, being born and raised in Oil City it made me so very sad. The words that were said in the editoral in the Derrick “you should have never been born” cut me to the core. Those words could have been written by anyone of my neighbors and that made me sick. Oil City is a cute town and there are things I love about it. I just hate the bigotry that is all over the place there. My best friend and myself will be watching Out In The Silence in Erie on the 21st. Great job!