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The film had its theatrical premiere at [[BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival]] in March 2018,<ref>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/29/makers-of-hate-crime-documentary-love-scott-being-in-the-closet-is-a-form-of-trauma/ "Makers of hate-crime documentary Love, Scott: ‘Being in the closet is a form of trauma’"]. ''[[PinkNews]]'', March 29, 2018.</ref> and had its North American premiere at the [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]] in April.<ref>[http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/review-love-scott "Review: ‘Love, Scott’"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', April 25, 2018.</ref> It was later screened at the [[Inside Out Film and Video Festival]] in May, where it received the Jury Prize for Best Canadian Feature.<ref name=whiterabbit>[https://www.screendaily.com/news/white-rabbit-wins-2018-inside-out-lgbt-film-festival-audience-award/5129867.article "'White Rabbit' wins 2018 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival audience award"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]'', June 4, 2018.</ref> |
The film had its theatrical premiere at [[BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival]] in March 2018,<ref>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/03/29/makers-of-hate-crime-documentary-love-scott-being-in-the-closet-is-a-form-of-trauma/ "Makers of hate-crime documentary Love, Scott: ‘Being in the closet is a form of trauma’"]. ''[[PinkNews]]'', March 29, 2018.</ref> and had its North American premiere at the [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]] in April.<ref>[http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/review-love-scott "Review: ‘Love, Scott’"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', April 25, 2018.</ref> It was later screened at the [[Inside Out Film and Video Festival]] in May, where it received the Jury Prize for Best Canadian Feature.<ref name=whiterabbit>[https://www.screendaily.com/news/white-rabbit-wins-2018-inside-out-lgbt-film-festival-audience-award/5129867.article "'White Rabbit' wins 2018 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival audience award"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]'', June 4, 2018.</ref> |
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In 2022, Jones released his own short film, ''Coin Slot'', about the impending anniversary of his 2013 attack.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/community/fin-atlantic-international-film-festival-2022-1.6575513 "'Together Again' at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival"]. [[CBC News]] Nova Scotia, September 8, 2022.</ref> It was the winner of the Best Atlantic Short Film award at the 2022 [[Atlantic International Film Festival]].<ref>Stephen Cooke, [https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/queens-of-the-qing-dynasty-bernie-langille-among-atlantic-international-film-festival-award-winners-100775869/ "Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Bernie Langille among Atlantic International Film Festival award winners"]. ''[[SaltWire Network]]'', September 22, 2022.</ref> |
In 2022, Jones released his own short film, ''Coin Slot'', about the impending anniversary of his 2013 attack.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/community/fin-atlantic-international-film-festival-2022-1.6575513 "'Together Again' at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival"]. [[CBC News]] Nova Scotia, September 8, 2022.</ref> It was the winner of the Best Atlantic Short Film award at the 2022 [[Atlantic International Film Festival]].<ref>Stephen Cooke, [https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/queens-of-the-qing-dynasty-bernie-langille-among-atlantic-international-film-festival-award-winners-100775869/ "Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Bernie Langille among Atlantic International Film Festival award winners"]. ''[[SaltWire Network]]'', September 22, 2022.</ref> He previously won the festival's RBC Script Development Award in 2020 for a screenplay titled ''It's the Fear That Keeps Me Awake'',<ref>Stephen Cooke, [https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/lifestyles/bone-cage-strikes-a-chord-with-fin-stream-audiences-earns-four-awards-502863/ "Bone Cage strikes a chord with FIN Stream audiences, earns four awards"]. ''[[SaltWire Network]]'', September 28, 2020.</ref> although sources have not yet been located to clarify whether that was ''Coin Slot'' or another film yet to be released. |
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| Directed by | Laura Marie Wayne |
| Written by | Laura Marie Wayne |
| Produced by | Annette Clarke |
| Starring | Scott Jones |
| Cinematography | Laura Marie Wayne |
| Edited by | Laura Marie Wayne Marcos Caraballo |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Love, Scott is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Laura Marie Wayne and released in 2018.[1] The film profiles Scott Jones, a gay man who was left paraplegic in an anti-gay attack in 2013.[1]
Background
On October 12, 2013, Jones, a gay resident of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, was stabbed by a knife-wielding man after leaving the Acro Lounge.[2] His attacker, Shane Matheson, was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prison in June 2014.[3] During his recovery, Jones participated in the creation of Don't Be Afraid, a province-wide campaign to combat homophobia,[4] and was selected as the grand marshal of the 2014 Halifax Pride parade.[4]
Film
The film profiles Jones, who was by 2018 a music student in Toronto, Ontario.[5] The film explores his process of reaching a place of forgiveness, both against his attacker and against the police for declining to prosecute the case as a hate crime, and his desire to create something positive out of his experience by using choral music as a tool of healing and social change education.[5]
The film had its theatrical premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival in March 2018,[6] and had its North American premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in April.[7] It was later screened at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in May, where it received the Jury Prize for Best Canadian Feature.[8]
Related
In 2022, Jones released his own short film, Coin Slot, about the impending anniversary of his 2013 attack.[9] It was the winner of the Best Atlantic Short Film award at the 2022 Atlantic International Film Festival.[10] He previously won the festival's RBC Script Development Award in 2020 for a screenplay titled It's the Fear That Keeps Me Awake,[11] although sources have not yet been located to clarify whether that was Coin Slot or another film yet to be released.
References
- ^ a b "After surviving attack, Scott Jones chronicles the 'lifelong process' of forgiveness". The Current, April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Scott Jones said he was attacked for being gay". CBC News, December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Scott Jones says he forgives his attacker, Shane Edward Matheson". CBC News, June 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "Halifax Pride names Scott Jones grand marshal". Xtra!, July 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "Inside Out 2018: Love, Scott captures the personal toll of police failure". Now, May 23, 2018.
- ^ "Makers of hate-crime documentary Love, Scott: ‘Being in the closet is a form of trauma’". PinkNews, March 29, 2018.
- ^ "Review: ‘Love, Scott’". Point of View, April 25, 2018.
- ^ "'White Rabbit' wins 2018 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival audience award". Screen Daily, June 4, 2018.
- ^ "'Together Again' at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival". CBC News Nova Scotia, September 8, 2022.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Bernie Langille among Atlantic International Film Festival award winners". SaltWire Network, September 22, 2022.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Bone Cage strikes a chord with FIN Stream audiences, earns four awards". SaltWire Network, September 28, 2020.