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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 |
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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 is now a music student in Toronto, Ontario, in the present day.[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] It had its North American premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in April,[7] and was screened at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in May.[5]
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 c "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’". POV Magazine, April 25, 2018.
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