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It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

19965.5 / 1078 min

Documentary

Overview

Depicts what happens when students K-8 discuss LGBT-related topics in age-appropriate ways. Shot in six public and private schools (in San Francisco and New York City, as well as Madison, Wisconsin, and Cambridge, Massachusetts), It’s Elementary models excellent teaching about family diversity, name-calling, stereotypes, community building, and more.

Cast

Bob Smith

Self

Brian Stover

Self

Crew

Debra Chasnoff

Director

Debra Chasnoff

Writer

Debra Chasnoff

Producer

Helen Cohen

Producer

Kim Klausner

Consulting Producer

Emily Swaab

Associate Producer

Jon Herbst

Music

Rick Butler

Cinematography

Stephen McCarthy

Cinematography

Patsy Northcutt

Cinematography

Fred Wessel

Cinematography

Fawn Yacker

Cinematography

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

John Duvall

Sound

Ronald Mitchell

Sound

Kenn Rabin

Researcher

Andy Kivel

Researcher

Kumiko Sato

Production Assistant

Kevin Burke

Director of Photography