Our colleague Cindy Abel will be screening her just-finished documentary, "Breaking Through," tomorrow night during the Atlanta Film Festival. Some of you may have heard of this project already or viewed the trailer. If so, you know what a powerful film Cindy and her team have created. If not, here's a short description of the documentary:
BREAKING THROUGH highlights openly LGBT elected officials at all levels, from the first openly gay US Senator, Tammy Baldwin, and Houston Mayor Annise Parker to the first transgendered judge, a Dallas County lesbian, Latina sheriff and a young African American Councilman who grew up homeless.Though featuring politicians, it isn't about politics: it's about people who feel fear and shame and yearn to live meaningful lives amidst anti-gay messages. They reveal how they broke through barriers internally - daring to believe something different than what they were told - and then externally as they pursued and achieved the future they envisioned. Showing what is possible, they give hope to struggling people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
