- Issues 101
Infobox Film
name = Issues 101
caption =
director =John Lincoln
producer =John Lincoln
Kenneth Schuyler
writer =John Lincoln
starring =
music =Rudy Matthews
cinematography =Kenneth Schuyler
editing =Gabrielle Grant
distributor =Triangle Pillar Group
Ariztical Entertainment
released = 2002
runtime = 90 minutes
country = USA
language = English
budget = $75,000 USD (estimated)
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0339209"Issues 101" is a
gay -themed independent romanticdrama film released in 2002. It is notable for being the film debut ofAmerican Idol alumnaKelly Clarkson , who has a small role. "Issues 101" played at gay and lesbian film festivals throughout 2002 and 2003.ynopsis
Joe comes out and goes to college. He finds himself one-third of a
love triangle with two other guys, one gay and the other "straight with issues."Controversy
The film attracted a formal complaint by a viewer to the New Zealand Broadcast Standards Authority after it aired during the Triangle Television gay television festival in Auckland in January 2003. The BSA ruled that the scenes depicting oral and anal sex were offensive and the timeslot of its broadcast (8.30PM) was unsuitable for children.
DVD release
"Issues 101" was released on Region 1
DVD onApril 13 , 2004.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339209/ "Issues 101"] on
Internet Movie Database
* [http://issues101.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.bsa.govt.nz/decisions/2003/2003-047.html New Zealand Broadcast Standards Authority ruling on "Issues 101"]
* [http://launch.yahoo.com/read/story/12053712 "American Idol" Kelly Clarkson in Gay Film]
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