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Rise Up and Shout!

Jul 21, 2007
1h 20m
★ 0.0

Overview

Rise Up And Shout! tells the story of four generations of creative gay voices in Los Angeles who unite to create a theatrical showcase for gay youth on September 9, 2006. In the process, a unique community is created made up of young and old, black and white, shy and loud -- including an 83 year-old priest and an 18 year old former prostitute and poet.

Genres

Documentary
Family

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Cast

Malcolm Boyd

Himself

Malcolm Boyd

Don Kilhefner

Himself

Don Kilhefner

John Quale

Himself

John Quale

Elijah Cohen-Saperstein

Self (Elijah Mizrahi)

Elijah Cohen-Saperstein

Derek Ringold

Self

Derek Ringold

Mark Thompson

Self

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