Stage Door Chicago: Interview with Director Daniel Karslake
Daniel Karslake, award winning producer for the groundbreaking television series "In The Life" is breaking new ground in his first documentary film, For The Bible Tells Me So. The film opened November 30 at the Music Box Theatre (3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, 60614).
For show-times and ticket information, please visit www.musicboxtheatre.com or www.forthebibletellsmeso.org.
The film description follows:
Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families -- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson -- we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity.
2007 Sundance Film Festival
NOMINEE, GRAND JURY PRIZE
Seattle International Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
KATHLEEN BRYAN EDWARDS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Provincetown International Film Festival
HBO AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Outfest Los Angeles
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Milwaukee International Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST DIRECTOR FOR DOCUMENTARY
Image Out: The Rochester Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Reel Pride: Fresno Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Tampa international Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
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