produced in
association with

Festival Office:
(816) 931-0738
Click here to email us

4330 Holly,
Kansas City, MO 64111

 

 

OPENING NIGHT SCREENING
TRAINING RULES
Saturday, June 27
2:30pm

Narrated by international swimming great Diana Nyad, the timely film looks at the long and homophobic reign of Rene Portland, the coach of Penn State’s women’s basketball team whose three rules for her players were: no drinking, no drugs and no lesbians.

The film explores how Portland’s methods went beyond “don’t ask, don’t tell” to shattering the dreams of talented female athletes who were, or were thought to be, lesbian. The piece also examines how institutionalized homophobia allowed Portland to go unchecked for 26 years.

In 2006, one courageous basketball player, Jennifer Harris, along with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, sued Portland and Penn State. Because of Jennifer Harris’ courage other women victimized by Portland came forward.

Their stories, explored in this wonderful documentary by Academy Award nominee Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker, exposes both the damage inflicted by Portland as well as the triumphs of the women she sought to destroy. (USA, 2009, 51 min)

Directed by Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker / USA / 2009 / 90 minutes

Followed by the short film REMEMBER THE EYES (15 min) A woman struggles with being different in 
the face of new love. To be free is having the courage to be different.

All Seats $6.50

QUESTIONS? Call (816) 931-0738 or email us
Tivoli Cinemas in Westport Manor Square • 4050 Pennsylvania • Kansas City, MO 64111

READ ALL ABOUT IT! Click to Download Easy Print Festival Schedule (Adobe PDF File)