| Abstract |
This intensely personal film documents lesbian videomaker Pam Walton's attempt to reconcile with her long estranged father. It is also her search for what "family" means to her. After her mother's death and her father's remarriage, her father Rus Walton broke off ties with his daughters. He evolved into a right wing fundamentalist and a "family values" activist. In his writing he considered invoking the death penalty for practicing homosexuals. Although Pam surrounded herself with a new lesbian family of nurturing and supportive friends, she yearned for her blood ties. Despite the emotional cost, she made repeated attempts to connect with him. This emotional saga is a journey through uncharted "family" terrain, evoking suspense, pain and wisdom. Told in the form of a video diary, Family Values shows how the longing for parental acceptance can never be extinguished. |
| General note | Originally released as DVD. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011). |
| Spec. audience char. |
For College; Adult audiences. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Awards note | Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 1996 |
| Awards note | Lesbian and Gay Film Festivals, 1997: Toronto, Houston |
| Awards note | National Women's Studies Association, 1996 |
| Awards note | Windy City International Documentary Festival, 1999 |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
