All God's Children (film)
Encyclopedia
All God's Children is a 1996 award winning documentary film
by Sylvia Rhue, Frances Reid
and Dee Mosbacher
. It analyses relation between Christianity
and sexual orientation
in the context of the African American
community. It tries to alleviate stigmatization
of lesbians and gay men
. Mixed with spiritual music, it tells stories of gays and lesbians in the church and includes testimonies from influential political and religious leaders.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
by Sylvia Rhue, Frances Reid
Frances Reid (director)
Frances Reid is an American filmmaker, producer and cinematographer known for her documentaries. She has been in filmmaking for 3 decades. In 1994, she was nominated alongside director Dee Mosbacher for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
and Dee Mosbacher
Dee Mosbacher
Diane "Dee" Mosbacher, MD, PhD, is an American filmmaker, lesbian feminist activist, and psychiatrist...
. It analyses relation between Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
and sexual orientation
Sexual orientation
Sexual orientation describes a pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to the opposite sex, the same sex, both, or neither, and the genders that accompany them. By the convention of organized researchers, these attractions are subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality,...
in the context of the African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
community. It tries to alleviate stigmatization
Social stigma
Social stigma is the severe disapproval of or discontent with a person on the grounds of characteristics that distinguish them from other members of a society.Almost all stigma is based on a person differing from social or cultural norms...
of lesbians and gay men
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
. Mixed with spiritual music, it tells stories of gays and lesbians in the church and includes testimonies from influential political and religious leaders.
Awards
- Best Documentary during the National Black Arts Film Festival (1996)
- Best Film on Matters Relating to the "Black Experience", (a Black International Cinema Competition in 1996)
- Lambda Liberty Award, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund (1997)
- Jury's Choice Award at the University of Oregon Queer Film Festival
- Apple Award, by National Educational Media Network (1997)
- Screening Honoree at the Council on Foundations Film Festival Series (1997-98)