It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School
1996 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Debra Chasnoff |
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| Writer: | Debra Chasnoff |
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| Depicts what happens when students K-8 discuss LGBT-related topics in age-appropriate ways. Shot in six public and private schools (in San Francisco and New York City, as well as Madison, Wisconsin, and Cambridge, Massachusetts), It’s Elementary models excellent teaching about family diversity, name-calling, stereotypes, community building, and more. | |
| Release Date: | May 21, 1996 |
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| Director: | Debra Chasnoff |
| Writer: | Debra Chasnoff |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | education, elementary school, lgbt, social documentary, woman director, gay rights, sexual education, documentary |
| Production Companies | New Day Films, PBS, Citizen Film, GroundSpark, Women's Educational Media |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 24, 2026 Entered: Jun 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Bob Smith | Self |
| Brian Stover | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Debra Chasnoff | Director, Writer |
| Kim Klausner | Consulting Producer |
| Jon Herbst | Music |
| Rick Butler | Cinematography |
| Stephen McCarthy | Cinematography |
| Patsy Northcutt | Cinematography |
| Fred Wessel | Cinematography |
| Fawn Yacker | Cinematography |
| Alex Zakrzewski | Cinematography |
| Lisa Baro | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Fred Burnham | Sound |
| Shirley Thompson | Editor |
| Samuel Lehmer | Sound Mixer |
| Margaret Long | Sound |
| Barbara McBane | Sound Editor |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound |
| Lauretta Molitor | Sound |
| Dan Olmsted | Sound Mixer |
| Pat Sielski | Sound |
| M.T. Silvia | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jennifer L. Ware | Sound Supervisor |
| Mark Wlodarkeiwicz | Sound Editor |
| Dave Murray | Graphic Designer |
| Winnie O'Brien | Title Designer |
| Ed Rudolph | Graphic Designer |
| Richard Sloss | Graphic Designer |
| Vicky Funari | Assistant Editor |
| Lisa Ginsburg | Additional Editor |
| Michal Goralsky | Assistant Editor |
| Alisa Weiner | Assistant Editor |
| Marta Wohl | Editor |
| Elizabeth Seja Min | Music Consultant |
| Team Bashet | Production Assistant |
| Sarah Bay | Producer's Assistant |
| Ariella J. Ben-Dov | Producer's Assistant |
| Phyllis Brown | Production Assistant |
| Peter Poulos | Development Manager |
| Alix Sabin | Development Manager |
| Cliff Traiman | Production Assistant |
| J.T. Takagi | Sound |
| Ronald Mitchell | Sound |
| John Duvall | Sound |
| Kenn Rabin | Researcher |
| Andy Kivel | Researcher |
| Kumiko Sato | Production Assistant |
| Kevin Burke | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Debra Chasnoff | Producer |
| Helen Cohen | Producer |
| Emily Swaab | Associate Producer |
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