It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (1996)
May 20, 1996Release Date
It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (1996)
May 20, 1996Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Bob Smith
Self
Debra Chasnoff
Director / Writer / Producer
Helen Cohen
Producer
Brian Stover
Student
Kim Klausner
Consulting Producer
Emily Swaab
Associate Producer
Jon Herbst
Music
Rick Butler
Cinematography
Rick Butler
Cinematographer
Stephen McCarthy
Cinematography
Stephen McCarthy
Cinematographer
Patsy Northcutt
Cinematography
Patsy Northcutt
Cinematographer
Fred Wessel
Cinematography
Fawn Yacker
Cinematography
Shirley Thompson
Editor
Alex Zakrzewski
Cinematography
Shirley Thompson
Editor
Lisa Baro
Assistant Sound Editor
Fred Burnham
Sound
Samuel Lehmer
Sound Mixer
Margaret Long
Sound
Barbara McBane
Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound
Lauretta Molitor
Sound
Dan Olmsted
Sound Mixer
Pat Sielski
Sound
M.T. Silvia
Assistant Sound Editor
J.T. Takagi
Sound
Jennifer L. Ware
Sound Supervisor
Mark Wlodarkeiwicz
Sound Editor
Dave Murray
Graphic Designer
Winnie O'Brien
Title Designer
Ed Rudolph
Graphic Designer
Richard Sloss
Graphic Designer
Vicky Funari
Assistant Editor
Lisa Ginsburg
Additional Editor
Michal Goralsky
Assistant Editor
Alisa Weiner
Assistant Editor
Marta Wohl
Editor
Elizabeth Seja Min
Music Consultant
Team Bashet
Production Assistant
Sarah Bay
Producer's Assistant
Ariella J. Ben-Dov
Producer's Assistant
Phyllis Brown
Production Assistant
Peter Poulos
Development Manager
Alix Sabin
Development Manager
Cliff Traiman
Production Assistant
Kevin Burke
Cinematography
John Duvall
Sound
Ronald Mitchell
Sound
Kenn Rabin
Researcher
Andy Kivel
Researcher
Kumiko Sato
Production Assistant
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Debra Chasnoff and Helen Cohen. It provides educators with information on how to teach elementary schoolchildren to be tolerant of gay and lesbian people. The film was noted as the "first of its kind" and was generally well received, although there was some backlash from conservatives. It was released in several film festivals, and had screenings in the 2000s.
The documentary received little support from PBS, owing to backlash from the American Family Association. Prior to airing the film, television stations received calls, letters, and e-mails from people who did not want PBS program directors to broadcast It's Elementary. The film was awarded the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary, Best Documentary at the Reeling Film Festival, and the Silver Spire from the San Francisco International Film Festival, among other awards. The film had two sequels: That's a Family! and It's Still Elementary.