(2009, 89 min)
Country: US
Director: Kirby Dick
Studio: Magnolia
SYNOPSIS:
From Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated) comes
Outrage, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians with appalling gay rights
voting records who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. Boldly revealing
the hidden lives of some of the United States' most powerful policymakers, Outrage takes a
comprehensive look at the harm they've inflicted on millions of Americans, and examines the media's
complicity in keeping their secrets.
With analysis from prominent members of the gay community such as Congressman Barney Frank, former NJ
Governor Jim McGreevey, activist Larry Kramer, radio personality Michelangelo Signorile, and openly gay
congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (Representative, Wisconsin 2nd district), Outrage probes deeply into
the psychology of this double lifestyle, the ethics of outing closeted politicians, the double standards
that the media upholds in its coverage of the sex lives of gay public figures, and much more.
REVIEW:
With our eyes glued to the screen, we watched as filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film is Not Yet Rated)
took us on a tour of the closeted halls of Congress and US statehouses. Not only opening these creaking
doors but exploring the results of these powerful, self-hating men, the film is a brutal attack on
Washington as it is now. Naming men, still in elective office, as closeted homosexuals, the film takes
surprising risks only adding to the thrill of this unusual and compelling film. A landmark film, Outrage
is not only the name of this film, its the only reaction one can have when faced with hypocrisy of this
degree. Prepare to get angry and vote these self-hating men back to the adult bookstore booths and toilet
stalls where they belong.
-- Scott Cranin (http://www.tlavideo.com )
