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DVD: Region Code 1Format: NTSC
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-26
Studio: HBO
Movie Reviews of When I Knew
Movie Review: Discovering
Summary: 5 Stars
"When I Knew"
Discovering
Amos Lassen
"When I Knew", a documentary recently aired on HBO/Cinemax and available for the time being only through Amazon.com is an amazing documentary inspires by the book of the same name by Robert Trachtenberg. Award winning documentary filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbaro who brought us "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" give us a film that is funny, sad, poignant and heartbreaking all at the same time. It looks at a cross-section of men and women from all social classes, all ages and all lifestyles who all talk about the moment in their lives when they knew they were gay. For some this was when they were youngsters, grade schoolers, teens or young adults but for all it is that moment when they knew that they were gay.
There are many answers to the question, "when did you know"? Each experience is unique and each person realized that they would never be straight. Most of the stories are affirming and when the stories are told, each person, in embracing his sexuality, is true and honest to himself.
It is always interesting to listen to a person talk about the time when he realized he was different Some of the stories just pull the viewer in completely while others tug at the heartstrings. Some are, quite naturally, very sad. One thing that all of the stories share is the power each individual seems to get by being true to himself. The moment at which a person discovers his sexuality is not a moment easily forgotten and almost always comes up in a conversation when someone meets someone else of the same leaning. I know I remember it as a moment to hide and lie and it was a very frightening experience. Of course, today things are quite different and it is a lot easier to be "different" at a younger age.
The only problem with the film is that it is too short but it does manage to give us a slap across the face in only 30 minutes. There are added stories in the DVD extras but these unfortunately are not as interesting. What we do see is the variety and diversity of the GLBT community as well as the similarities that may people share. Here is an important movie to keep and to share and it has a lot to say about the coming-out process--especially if a straight person is involved.
Summary of When I Knew
Alternately candid, funny, poignant and heartbreaking, When I Knew documents a cross-section of men and women of all ages and lifestyles who invoke the exact moment in their lives - whether as toddlers, grade-schoolers, teens or young adults - when they knew, once and for all, that they were gay.Inspired by the book of the same name by Robert Trachtenberg, award-winning filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) capture a wide array of answers to the question "When did I know?" through this inventive portrait of gay men and women, each remembering the unique experience that brought them to the conclusion that they would never be "straight." Though some of the stories are tainted with loss, most proudly affirm that embracing one's sexual orientation is key to being true to yourself.
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