L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin

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L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin
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Film poster
Directed by Lauren Lazin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Ilene Chaiken
Running time90 minutes [1]
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseAugust 8, 2014 (2014-08-08)

L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin is a 2014 American documentary television film directed by Lauren Lazin. Produced by Ilene Chaiken as part of The L Word franchise, it premiered on Showtime on August 8, 2014. The film follows the lives of various lesbians living in the Bible Belt of the United States. [1] [2]

Filming lasted six to eight months in rural Mississippi. [3] Lazin described the film as "much more about the hardships gay women face because of the religion they are brought up with." [3]

L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin received positive reviews, with critics praising its "heartbreaking" depiction of the real-life homophobia faced by gay women in rural parts of the Southern United States. [4] [5] [6] [7] It won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary in 2015. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Goldberg, Lesley (May 28, 2014). "Showtime Orders 'L Word' Documentary From Ilene Chaiken". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Whitney, E. Oliver (August 14, 2014). "Ilene Chaiken Hopes New Documentary 'L Word Mississippi: Hate The Sin' Helps Gay Women Feel Less Alone". HuffPost . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Bendix, Trish (August 8, 2014). ""L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin" highlights the hardships of being a lesbian in the South". AfterEllen . Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ Thomas, June (August 8, 2014). "L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin, a Great Documentary With a Terrible Title". Slate . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ Cheever, Michelle (September 19, 2014). "Op-ed: These Lesbians Will Break Your Heart". The Advocate . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Please Go Watch "The L Word Mississippi: Hate The Sin"". Autostraddle . August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ Scholl, Annie L. (August 17, 2014). "Hating the Hate in Showtime's 'L Word Mississippi'". HuffPost . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ Dreher, Arielle (June 17, 2015). "A Long, Long LGBT Road". Jackson Free Press . Retrieved August 1, 2021.


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