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EVENT: QUEER SPORT TRIPLE-PLAY Saturday, January 30th 1pm • Ellis Auditorium
Hosted by Dr. Samantha King, Ph.D.
![]() Training Rules dir. Dee Mosbacher & Fawn Yacker2009 / USA / 60 min Rene Portland had three well-known public rules during her 26 years coaching basketball at Pennsylvania State University- no drinking, no drugs and NO LESBIANS! Narrated by international swimming great Diana Nyad (National Public Radio), this film examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic practices, destroys the lives and dreams of many of its most talented athletes. Co-directed by Academy Award-nominated director Dee Mosbacher (Radical Harmonies) and co-director Fawn Yacker (cinematographer on two Academy Award winning documentaries including Trembling Before G-D). ![]() Shame dir. Ian McDonald2009 / UK / 5 min A reflection on the tragic suicide of gay professional soccer player Justin Fashanu. ![]() Brighton Bandits dir. Ian McDonald2007 / UK / 40 min A simple, yet fascinating look into the personal and professional lives of the Brighton Bandits, a gay football team who deal with homophobia, coming out, and winning the league championships. |
