Family Values: An American Tragedy
Family Values: An American Tragedy is a surprisingly good 1-hr film by Pam Walton, who documents the struggle she and her sister go through to try to connect with and come to terms with their conservative, right wing father Rus Walton's disowning of them (for her lesbianism, and her sister's countercultural tendencies).
If you have Netflix, you can watch it online. More info about the film (and others) at Pam Walton's website. Not only was Rus Walton conservative, but he was a "Christian Reconstructionist" who held the belief that gays should be executed. In the film, Pam is obsessed with reconnecting with him and trying to find out if his stance on homosexuality is completely rigid. She is trying to reconcile this stance and his claim that he still "loves" her. She is extremely earnest and a bit evangelical herself, understandably so. Much interesting meditation on the meaning of family, and i especially love the scenes with Pam's wise sister. The two women building the house to live in together rock too, as do a handful of other people.
Left: 1960s photo of the Walton family. Right: Pam Walton. I was hoping to find a pic of her from the movie Family Values: An American Tragedy, in which she has HUGE early 90s glasses (didn't we all), but this one looks more recent.
It looks as though some of the wise, interesting women who are part of this film also appear in Liberty: 3 Stories About Life & Death, another film by Pam Walton.
If you have Netflix, you can watch it online. More info about the film (and others) at Pam Walton's website. Not only was Rus Walton conservative, but he was a "Christian Reconstructionist" who held the belief that gays should be executed. In the film, Pam is obsessed with reconnecting with him and trying to find out if his stance on homosexuality is completely rigid. She is trying to reconcile this stance and his claim that he still "loves" her. She is extremely earnest and a bit evangelical herself, understandably so. Much interesting meditation on the meaning of family, and i especially love the scenes with Pam's wise sister. The two women building the house to live in together rock too, as do a handful of other people.
Left: 1960s photo of the Walton family. Right: Pam Walton. I was hoping to find a pic of her from the movie Family Values: An American Tragedy, in which she has HUGE early 90s glasses (didn't we all), but this one looks more recent.
It looks as though some of the wise, interesting women who are part of this film also appear in Liberty: 3 Stories About Life & Death, another film by Pam Walton.