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'''''Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys''''' is a 1994 documentary produced, written and directed by Adi Sideman. In the film members of the pedophile organization [[North American Man/Boy Love Association|North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA)]] discuss why they support sexual relationships between men and boys. The film helped popularize the group.<ref name='Gayhist'/>
'''''Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys''''' is a 1994 documentary produced, written and directed by Adi Sideman. In the film members of the pedophile/pederasty advocacy organization [[North American Man/Boy Love Association|North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA)]] discuss why they support sexual relationships between men and boys below the age of consent. The film helped popularize the group.<ref name='Gayhist'> {{cite book | last1 = Haggerty | first1 = George | title = Gay histories and cultures: an encyclopedia | publisher = Taylor & Francis | year = 2000 | pages = 627-628 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=L9Mj7oHEwVoC&pg=PA628&lpg=PA628&dq=chicken+hawk+Adi+Sideman&source=bl&ots=cbuu_94M_m&sig=7kCP_UPaaidtgIdRk6QvniMuu00&hl=en&ei=U-aTTPn_CYvUtQP_x9DkCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=chicken%20hawk%20Adi%20Sideman&f=false | accessdate = 2010-09-17 | isbn = 9780815318804}}</ref>


==Summary==
==Summary==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*Barbara Adler, narrator
*Barbara Adler, narrator
*Bill Andriette
*Bill Bickly
*Russ Coleman
*Rennato Corazza
*Charles Lee Dodson
*[[Allen Ginsberg]]
*[[Allen Ginsberg]]
*Peter Melzer


==Release and reception==
==Release and reception==

Revision as of 21:14, 19 September 2010

Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys
File:Chickenhawk.jpg
Directed byAdi Sideman
Written byAdi Sideman, Nadav Harel
Produced byAdi Sideman
Narrated byBarbara Adler, Mimi Turner
CinematographyNadav Harel
Release date
1994 (1994)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys is a 1994 documentary produced, written and directed by Adi Sideman. In the film members of the pedophile/pederasty advocacy organization North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) discuss why they support sexual relationships between men and boys below the age of consent. The film helped popularize the group.[1]

Summary

The film describes the organization and its history. The film attempts to provide context by discussing Ancient Greek pederasty. It presents a series of interviews with NAMBLA members. They describe their feelings regarding young boys and justifications for these relationships. A camera follows a group of NAMBLA members as they participate in the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. They give reasons why NAMBLA should be included in the gay rights movement, to the disapproval of other attendees. According to a 2002 Intermountain Jewish News article, the July 8, 1994 edition of Newsday reported free speech advocate and poet Allen Ginsberg appeared in the documentary and read a "graphic ode to youth".[2]

Cast

Release and reception

The premiere at the New York Underground Film Festival was met with controversy. Demonstrators, pedophiles and representatives from Straight Kids USA made the event contentious. The film was banned in some cities.[3] Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that the "crude documentary ... has an inflammatory title that belies its even-handed portrait of the North American Man/Boy Love Association."[4] According to Sideman, he is often invited to speak at psychology, sociology and criminology departments nationally, in conjuction with screenings of the film. The head FBI pedophile hunter has also screened the film.[3]

References

  1. ^ Haggerty, George (2000). Gay histories and cultures: an encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 627–628. ISBN 9780815318804. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Andrea (2002-06-21). "Allen Ginsberg's advocacy of pedophilia debated in community". Intermountain Jewish News. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ a b "The filmmaker who looked at pederasty without flinching". New York Press. 2003-3-11. Retrieved 2010-09-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (1994-07-08). "FILM REVIEW; Men Who Love Boys Explain Themselves". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2010-09-17.