Isn't It Obvious?
Isn't it Obvious? ( Documentary )
Winner Best Documentary, Miami Film Festival 2004
At a party in Newark CA , a blue collar suburb of Gay friendly San Francisco , a seventeen year old youth named Gwen Araujo, was confronted by four angry men. They demanded to know if she was a man or a woman. How could she explain about herself in terms they would understand? She replied “Isn’t It Obvious?” They allegedly beat her, dragged her into a garage, and strangled her, before disposing of her body in a remote location 150 miles away. This movie shows her family’s pain as her mother gives an impassioned plea for acceptance of gender different people. It shows the community’s anger and grief as they participate in the funeral and marches. A brief glimpse is given of Gwen life as she grows into self-acceptance.
Featuring "Magic's In The Make Up"
Written by: Gwen Stefani and Thomas Dumont
Published by: Universal - MCA Music Publishing,
ADO Universal Studios, Inc.
O/B/O itself and World Of
The Dolphin Music ( ASCAP)
Winner Best Documentary, Miami Film Festival 2004
At a party in Newark CA , a blue collar suburb of Gay friendly San Francisco , a seventeen year old youth named Gwen Araujo, was confronted by four angry men. They demanded to know if she was a man or a woman. How could she explain about herself in terms they would understand? She replied “Isn’t It Obvious?” They allegedly beat her, dragged her into a garage, and strangled her, before disposing of her body in a remote location 150 miles away. This movie shows her family’s pain as her mother gives an impassioned plea for acceptance of gender different people. It shows the community’s anger and grief as they participate in the funeral and marches. A brief glimpse is given of Gwen life as she grows into self-acceptance.
Featuring "Magic's In The Make Up"
Written by: Gwen Stefani and Thomas Dumont
Published by: Universal - MCA Music Publishing,
ADO Universal Studios, Inc.
O/B/O itself and World Of
The Dolphin Music ( ASCAP)
Festivals
2003 27th San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Film Festival
2003 Ladyfest Out West, Denver, COOutfest 2003, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Autstin Gay/Lesbian Film Festival, Austin, TX
2003 Cine Accion's GLBT Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
2003 Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Fest, Sacramento, CA
2003 North of Nowhere Expo, Edmonton, Canada
2003 Washington GLBT Film Festival, Washington, DC
2003 Seattle GLBT Film Festival, Seattle, Washington
2003 Santa Barbara, GLBT Film Festival, Santa Barbara, CA
2003 Tranny Fest, San Francisco, CA
2003 Out Takes Dallas Gay/Lesbian Film Festival, Dallas, TX
2004 Women in the Director's Chair, Chicago, IL
2004 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Miami, FL
2004 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2004 14th Annual Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, Toronto, CA
2003-2004 Tour Various sites Women in the Director's Chair Tour
2004 Image Out, Rochester, NY
2004 Poppy Jasper Film Festival, Morgan Hill, CA
2003 Ladyfest Out West, Denver, COOutfest 2003, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Autstin Gay/Lesbian Film Festival, Austin, TX
2003 Cine Accion's GLBT Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
2003 Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Fest, Sacramento, CA
2003 North of Nowhere Expo, Edmonton, Canada
2003 Washington GLBT Film Festival, Washington, DC
2003 Seattle GLBT Film Festival, Seattle, Washington
2003 Santa Barbara, GLBT Film Festival, Santa Barbara, CA
2003 Tranny Fest, San Francisco, CA
2003 Out Takes Dallas Gay/Lesbian Film Festival, Dallas, TX
2004 Women in the Director's Chair, Chicago, IL
2004 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Miami, FL
2004 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2004 14th Annual Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, Toronto, CA
2003-2004 Tour Various sites Women in the Director's Chair Tour
2004 Image Out, Rochester, NY
2004 Poppy Jasper Film Festival, Morgan Hill, CA