Lone Star Hate (Original title)
Date: 22 July 1997 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Paul Yule
Synopsis: Documentary about a killing and the homophobia that led to it. In small towns like Tyler, East Texas, intolerance towards homosexuals takes the form of regular violent assualts on middle-class gay men. On November 3rd 1993, young Nicholas West was abducted, tortured and brutally murdered by a gang. Three men were arrested for the killing and the three controversial trials which followed caused the whole town to reevaluate its views on guns, gays and God.
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Homophobia, Gay (male), Texas, Middle class, Homosexuality
Series title: True Stories
TV Transmissions
Date: 22 July 1997Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:30Runtime: 77 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-423937
Status: Viewing
Digital materials(2)
Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 01:17:11 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-423936
Status: Master
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-423937
Status: Viewing
Video materials(1)
Description: D3Duration: 77.11 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-07-22BFI identifier: C-946729
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Date: 22 July 1997 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Paul Yule
Synopsis: Documentary about a killing and the homophobia that led to it. In small towns like Tyler, East Texas, intolerance towards homosexuals takes the form of regular violent assualts on middle-class gay men. On November 3rd 1993, young Nicholas West was abducted, tortured and brutally murdered by a gang. Three men were arrested for the killing and the three controversial trials which followed caused the whole town to reevaluate its views on guns, gays and God.
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Homophobia, Gay (male), Texas, Middle class, Homosexuality
Series title: True Stories
TV Transmissions
Date: 22 July 1997Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:30Runtime: 77 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-423937
Status: Viewing
Digital materials(2)
Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 01:17:11 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-423936
Status: Master
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-423937
Status: Viewing
Video materials(1)
Description: D3Duration: 77.11 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-07-22BFI identifier: C-946729
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape