Ask not
By: Persistent Visions presents ; directed and produced by Johnny Symons ; a co-production of Persistent Films LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Contributors: Gersh, Andrew; Arnold, Norman (Composer); Persistent Visions; Persistent Films; Independent Television Service; New Day Films
Series: SOC 500 (NU course)
Publisher: Persistent Visions; New Day Films
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Berkeley, Calif.]; [Harriman, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 73
ISBN-13: 9781574482362
Subjects: Gay military personnel; Legal status, laws; Government policy; Military policy
Other titles: Independent lens (Television program)
Description: "Explores the effects of the US military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy on gay and lesbian soldiers and service members. The film exposes the tangled political battles that led to the discriminatory law and examines the societal shifts that have occurred since its passage in 1993. Current and veteran gay soldiers reveal how DADT affects them during their tours of duty, as they struggle to maintain a double life, uncertain of whom they can trust. The film also explores how gay veterans and youth organizers are turning to forms of personal activism to overturn the policy. From a national speaking tour of conservative universities to protests at military recruitment offices, these public events question how the U.S. military can claim to represent democracy and freedom while denying one segment of the population the right to serve"-- http://www.asknotfilm.com/overview/
Notes: This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Theatrical version (73 min., closed-captioned) originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.

Broadcast version (54 min., closed-captioned) originally produced as an episode of the television program Independent lens in 2008.

Special feature: Daddy & Papa trailer, list of links & resources.

Camera, S. Leo Chiang, Peter LoGreco, Andy Schocken ; editor, Andrew Gersh ; music composed by Norman Arnold.

DVD-R.

In English.