{"product_id":"the-lavender-scare","title":"The Lavender Scare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" title=\"Community Screenings Form\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Josh Howard\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 77 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/strong\u003eQueer Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_Dui2YxEO4?si=LK8Wsz14684J-t2s\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Lavender Scare is the first documentary film to tell the little-known story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn 1953, President Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians to be a threat to the security of the country and therefore unfit for government service.  In doing so, he triggered the longest witch hunt in American history. Over the next four decades, tens of thousands of government workers would lose their jobs for no reason other than their sexual orientation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut the actions of the government had an unintended effect.  They inadvertently helped ignite the gay rights movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1957, after thousands had lost their jobs, a Harvard-trained astronomer named Frank Kameny became the first person to fight his dismissal.  His attempts to regain his job evolved into a lifelong fight for the rights of LGBTQ people.\u003cbr\u003eThe Lavender Scare is a compelling story of one man’s fight for justice. And it is a chilling reminder of how easy it can be, during a time of fear and uncertainty, to trample the rights of an entire class of people in the name of patriotism and national security.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Selection at the 2017 Frameline41 Film Festival and WINNER OF 16 AWARDS FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY\u003cspan class=\"citation-30 citation-end-30\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e      \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping, nimbly assembled documentary...  vivid, disturbing and rousing.\"\u003cbr\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating and horrifying — and timely.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An essential and absorbing documentary.\"\u003cbr\u003eVariety\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The touching finale leaves you with a sense of resiliency.\"\u003cbr\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The eye-opening documentary should be required viewing.\"\u003cbr\u003eIndieWire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Josh Howard’s powerful film makes sure we don’t forget this lamentable time in history.”\u003cbr\u003eThe Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Completely engrossing… the film delivers its impact with honesty and heart.”\u003cbr\u003eGay Desert Guide, Palm Springs\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“An exceptional documentary, beautiful, carefully constructed and inspiring.\"\u003cbr\u003ePsychology Today    \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e           \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the filmmaker \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11\"\u003eJosh Howard is a producer and broadcast executive with more than 25 years of experience in news and documentary production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11\"\u003eHe has been honored with 24 Emmy Awards, mostly for his work on the CBS News broadcast \u003cspan\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/span\u003e. Josh began his career at \u003cspan\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/span\u003e reporting stories with correspondent Mike Wallace. He was later named senior producer and then executive editor of the broadcast.  Following that, he served as executive producer of the weeknight edition of \u003cspan\u003e60 Minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11\"\u003eJosh then joined NBC Universal as Vice President of Long Form Programming for CNBC. 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