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In 2011, he spoke about his experiences while filming Gen Silent at the annual meeting of the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation in [[Akron, Ohio]], [[Ohio]].<ref name="AkronFoundation">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Filmmaker Stu Maddux To Speak At Gay Community Endowment Fund Annual Meeting | publisher=Tribeca Film | date=18 March 2011 | url=https://www.akroncommunityfdn.org/cgi-bin/displayContent.pl?type=news&id=268| accessdate = 20 August 2012}}</ref> In March 2012, he held a question and answer session during the screening of Gen Silent at the [[Coolidge Corner Theatre]] in [[Brookline, Massachusetts]]. The event was sponsored by the Brookline Council on Aging, the Goddard House in Brookline, and the LGBT Aging Project.<ref name="Coolidge">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Gen Silent Screening | publisher=[[Coolidge Corner Theatre]] | date=28 March 2012 | url=http://www.coolidge.org/content/gen-silent | accessdate = 20 August 2012}}</ref>
In 2011, he spoke about his experiences while filming Gen Silent at the annual meeting of the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation in [[Akron, Ohio]], [[Ohio]].<ref name="AkronFoundation">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Filmmaker Stu Maddux To Speak At Gay Community Endowment Fund Annual Meeting | publisher=Tribeca Film | date=18 March 2011 | url=https://www.akroncommunityfdn.org/cgi-bin/displayContent.pl?type=news&id=268| accessdate = 20 August 2012}}</ref> In March 2012, he held a question and answer session during the screening of Gen Silent at the [[Coolidge Corner Theatre]] in [[Brookline, Massachusetts]]. The event was sponsored by the Brookline Council on Aging, the Goddard House in Brookline, and the LGBT Aging Project.<ref name="Coolidge">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Gen Silent Screening | publisher=[[Coolidge Corner Theatre]] | date=28 March 2012 | url=http://www.coolidge.org/content/gen-silent | accessdate = 20 August 2012}}</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
===Awards===
[[File:StuMadduxFrameline.JPG|thumb|Stu Maddux accepting the ''Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary'' at the Frameline Film Festival in 2011.]]
Maddux has won numerous awards for his documentaries. In 2011, Gen Silent won the ''Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary'' at the ''Frameline Film Festival''. The documentary also won the ''Audience Award for Best Documentary'' and ''Jury Award for Best Documentary'' at the ''Sacramento Film & Music Festival'' in 2012.

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Revision as of 00:21, 24 October 2012

Stu Maddux
File:StuMadduxProfileImage.JPG
Born1965
Montgomery, Alabama, Alabama
EducationBachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
OccupationIndependent Filmmaker
Notable workGen Silent[1]
WebsiteStu Maddux Official Website

Stu Maddux (born 1965) is American freelance writer, editor, and cinematographer. He is an award winning movie producer and director of his own non-fiction independent films.[1] He is best known for his work Gen Silent, a documentary about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender older people who hide their sexuality or gender change in order to survive in the long-term care system.[2] He also wrote and produced the films Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure and Trip To Hell And Back. His work has been featured internationally on television including on Showtime, TLC, and the BBC.

Maddux is also the founder of Interrobang Productions which is the company that he uses to produce and distribute his independent films.[3]

Early life and education

Maddux was born during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Alabama, Alabama. His father worked for a large corporation and relocated the family frequently as his career advanced. Throughout his childhood, he lived in Seattle, Washington, Denver, Colorado, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Kansas City, Missouri. In an interview with Examiner.com, Maddux tells the story about his mother when she was pregnant with him in Alabama.

“When my mother was pregnant with me in Alabama, she would go to the Martin Luther King marches; when I was born in 1965, she decided she wasn’t raising a kid in a place she felt was becoming more violent, so we moved to Seattle, as far from Alabama as possible.”

His family moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he first discovered his passion for film and television by organizing his high school friends into a production company that created public access programs. Maddux attended the University of Missouri where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism.[4]

Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure

Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure is a self-narrated documentary about a United States Army Sergeant who was courted by his commanding officer in 1952 post-World War II Germany. Other troops became aware of their relationship and the two men confronted the troops in their unit in order to avoid being court-martialed. The documentary features Sergeant Bob Claunch and Lieutenant Jack Reavley as they look back on their previous fifty two years. In the documentary, they talk about the challenges with keeping their relationship intact, the issues that they face while growing old in a gay relationship, and the need for equal rights as an older gay couple.[5][6]

Trip To Hell And Back

Trip To Hell And Back is the true story of Trip Harting, a famous horse rider who lived a double life as a crystal-methamphetamine dealer in the Washington DC’s gay drug scene. Harting was one of the top Dressage riders in the United States and also had a shot at the Olympics; however, he was also one of the largest meth dealers in Washington DC until he was arrested by DEA agents. In the documentary, Harting reveals the story of his double life for the first time. In 2008, Harting was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and passed away just a few weeks after the film's premiere. The documentary was screened at many notable film festivals including the Tiburon International Film Festival[7] and the Tallahassee Film Festival.[8]

Gen Silent

File:StuMadduxTripHarting.JPG
Stu Maddux and Trip Harting during the filming of Trip To Hell And Back.

Gen Silent is a documentary about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender older people who face discrimination in long-term care because of their sexuality or gender change.[1] The documentary was filmed over a year in Boston, Massachusetts and documents the challenges faced by the six gay seniors whose sexuality or gender change causes them to be isolated and not receive the same long-term care as elderly heterosexual individuals.[9] The documentary debuted in February 2010 at the Boston LGBT Film Festival.[2] It became critically acclaimed and received positive reviews from numerous media outlets including the Chicago Sun-Times which called it “one of the most important LGBT documentaries to come out this year.”[10] Excerpts from Gen Silent were used for the public television program “In The Life” and it was also received positive reviews from the Huffington Post. The film has also become a leading tool worldwide for raising awareness about LGBT aging.[1][11]

Interrobang Productions

Interrobang Productions is the production company founded and used by Maddux to produce and distribute his independent films. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Glendale, Arizona where Maddux's family manages the day-to-day operations.[3]

LGBT activism

Maddux is an outspoken activist for the LGBT aging and LGBT history. He has spoken at national conferences including the American Psychological Association,[12] Out & Equal,[13] and the American Society on Aging.[14] He has frequently advocated for residential communities and care facilities to form their own gay-straight alliances similar to those in high schools.[15][16]

In 2011, he spoke about his experiences while filming Gen Silent at the annual meeting of the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation in Akron, Ohio, Ohio.[17] In March 2012, he held a question and answer session during the screening of Gen Silent at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Massachusetts. The event was sponsored by the Brookline Council on Aging, the Goddard House in Brookline, and the LGBT Aging Project.[18]

Awards

Year Film Title Award Name Organization
2010 Gen Silent Audience Award for Best Documentary Sacramento Film & Music Festival[19]
2010 Gen Silent Jury Award for Best Documentary Sacramento Film & Music Festival[19]
2011 Gen Silent Alternative Spirit Award Rhode Island International Film Festival[19]
2011 Gen Silent Audience Choice for Best Documentary Frameline Film Festival[20][21]
2011 Gen Silent Audience Award for Best Documentary Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival[22]
2010 Gen Silent Audience Award for Best Documentary Charlotte Film Festival[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gen Silent Explores Challenges Facing The Elderly LGBT Community". Dallas Voice. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b Melloy, Kilian (19 February 2010). "Gen Silent: Stu Maddux and the 'Greatest Gay Generation'". Edge Boston. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Interrobang Productions". Interrobang Productions. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Stu Maddox". Tiburon International Film Festival. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Bob and Jack's 52-Year Adventure". Three Dollar Bill Cinema. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Senior Gay Couple from California Regrets Not Marrying When They Had The Chance". Men’s Book Journal. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Trip To Hell And Back". Tiburon International Film Festival. 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Trip To Hell And Back". Tallahassee Film Festival. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  9. ^ Proxmire, Crystal A. (1 December 2009). "Aging And Gay?". Between The Lines. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  10. ^ Davenport, Misha (29 October 2010). "29th Annual Reeling Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  11. ^ Herman, Joanne (4 November 2010). "Transgender Issues: The Additional Challenges of LBGT Aging". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  12. ^ "APA Convention Programming – Stu Maddux". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Featured Panel - Stu Maddux" (PDF). Out & Equal Workplace Summit. 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Resources – Stu Maddux". LGBT Aging Center. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Senior Gay-Straight Alliance Launches In BC". Xtra. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  16. ^ "Film Director Visits New Continuing Care Community For LGBT Older People". YouTube. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  17. ^ "Filmmaker Stu Maddux To Speak At Gay Community Endowment Fund Annual Meeting". Tribeca Film. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  18. ^ "Gen Silent Screening". Coolidge Corner Theatre. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  19. ^ a b c Administrator (28 July 2012). "Gen Silent At The Coolidge Corner Theatre". Axe Entertainment. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  20. ^ "Award Winners". Frameline.org. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  21. ^ "Documntary Explored LGBT Elderly". Pride Source. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  22. ^ "Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Awards". Film Festivals. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  23. ^ Journal Staff (10 October 2010). "Charlotte Film Fest Awards". Carolin Production Journal. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

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