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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Hate Crime
Hate Crime
A Tommy Stovall film
06.20.05

By Chris S. Witwer

Tommy Stovall’s directorial debut, Hate Crime, premiers at L.A.’s Outfest 2005 next month, and is expected in theaters later this year. The film is not only a testament to the power of love, but also a powerful statement about the destructive nature of religion-based prejudice.
Set in Dallas, Texas, the film juxtaposes an ordinary, middle class, church-going gay couple against a homophobic, reactionary young man and his cohorts.

Robbie (Seth Peterson) and Trey (Brian J. Smith) find their normally peaceful existence threatened when Chris Boyd (Chad Donella), the son of a fundamentalist preacher, steadily grows more menacing in his behavior towards them.

One evening, Trey takes his dog out for a nightly walk and never returns. He is later found unconscious and badly injured. Chris and Robbie are both suspects. Robbie's quest for justice takes him outside the realm of the authorities, igniting a series of unexpected consequences and revelations.

The film’s characters and plot lines are a little unbelievable at first—reminiscent of another Dallas area film, It’s In The Water (Hate Crime is a serious film, however, not a comedy). Hate Crime’s over the top stereotypical characterizations may at first seem unbelievable, until we realize that life itself is, sometimes, over the top.

When asked about some of the bigoted characters in the film, director and screenwriter Tommy Stovall mentioned The Westboro Baptist Church’s infamous website, GodHatesFags.com. The controversial site, with over 5 million hits to date (make that 5 million and one—I had to check the spelling), is among the source material that Stovall mined in writing Hate Crime.

He also drew on a plethora of news reports and articles on the topic of gay bashing and hate crimes against gays, as well as on his own experiences growing up gay in a small Texas town. Sometimes, this is how it is. And someone has finally someone written a powerful film about hate crimes against the GLBT community.

Canadian singer/songwriter Ebony Tay draws on some deep-seated personal life experiences to create a masterful, eclectic score for Hate Crimes.

Working with bassist Mark Corben and drummer/percussionist Billy Hawn, Tay (on guitar and vocals) has been performing selections from the haunting score before most screenings, which, she says, "puts the audience in the perfect mood to see the film. We're trying to draw attention to the fact that modern society is slow to include gaybashing in hate crime legislation."

"I chose Ebony to do the score for 'Hate Crime' initially because of her immediate excitement about the project and her desire to make the movie edgy through the score," says Stovall. "I recognized that this movie had deep personal meaning for her and she seemed to really get what I was going for. She threw her heart and soul into the project and she was able to attract other highly talented musicians through her enthusiasm. Her belief and passion is infectious and she's been a huge cheerleader for this project. The end result has been a wonderfully unique score that gives this movie the edge we were going for. When I watched the finished movie for the first time, complete with score, I was ecstatic because the music took the movie to another level."

In addition to composing the score to Hate Crime, which features a soul-stirring blend of classical, African tribal music and religious choir influences, Tay-who completed the entire suite in only four weeks-also wrote the powerful and sweeping, gospel-flavored end credits theme "Jesus Was Crucified By A 45," featuring the Children of the World choir and some lyrics penned by Stovall himself.

Tay is also working her indie debut Sketches of the Firehorse, which will be available through her web site at www.ebonytaymusic.com.

Hate Crime is already a hit on the independent film festival circuit, including the prestigious Palm Springs Film Festival. Hate Crime recently garnered the Best Feature/Audience Choice Award and Best Feature/Executive Director's Choice Award at the 2005 Sedona International Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Award at the 2005 Q Cinema in Ft Worth, TX. The film is also an official selection at the 2005 NewFest in New York City and the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

The film will make its Los Angeles premiere at Outfest 2005, Los Angeles' biggest film festival. The July 15 screening is co-sponsored by The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), and the Agency For The Performing Arts (APA). The sponsorship and endorsement of influential, high profile organizations such as these reflect the increasing sense of momentum the film has created, based on its topical, controversial subject matter.
For more information on the film, visit www.hatecrimemovie.com.
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