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Summary:

Documentary which presents the political activism of high school student Shelby Knox. The film begins in 2001 when Shelby Knox, a 15-year-old high school sophomore, joins the Lubbock Youth Commission, a group of high school students empowered by the mayor to give Lubbock's youth a voice in city government. Knowing that Lubbock, Tex. had one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease in the nation, the Youth Commission questioned Lubbock's abstinence-only sex education policy. Shelby, a politically conservative Southern Baptist who had pledged abstinence until marriage, became the group's most vocal proponent of comprehensive sex education. The documentary explores other issues beyond the debate over abstinence-only versus comprehensive sex education. It portrays Shelby's family's struggle with teen independence; Shelby's struggle with her Christian faith; Shelby's widening activism into other issues, such as the creation of a Gay/Straight Alliance at her high school; issues of tolerance; and the power of political activism.

Contributors:

Lipschutz, Marion

Rosenblatt, Rose

Knox, Shelby

Stulberg, Jeremy

Griffin, Gary Keith

Baitz, Rick

Independent Television Service

P.O.V. (Firm)

American Documentary, Inc.

InCite Pictures (Firm)

Cine Qua Non (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Related Works:

POV (Television program)

Alternate Titles:

Subtitle on disc surface: Sex, lies, & education

Subjects:

Sex instruction for youth — Law and legislation — Texas — Lubbock

High school students — Texas — Lubbock — Political activity

Parent and teenager — Texas — Lubbock

Toleration — Texas — Lubbock

Knox, Shelby

Sex instruction for youth

High school students — Political activity

High school students

Parent and teenager

Toleration

Sex instruction for youth — Law and legislation

Texas — Lubbock

Genres:

Documentary films

System Details:

DVD.

Production Credits:

Produced and directed by Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt ; edited by Rose Rosenblatt, Jeremy Stulberg ; photography by Gary Keith Griffin ; music by Rick Baitz.

General Notes:

"P.O.V. season 18"--Accompanying guide cover.
Public performance rights included.
Sundance Film Festival, 2005: Cinematrography Award, Documentary (Gary Griffin).
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 discussion guide (22 leaves : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm)

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

EDU 2005 DVD

OCLC Numbers:

1053060464
60748544 [Invalid]