"Missionary Positions" wins "Best Documentary-Honorable Mention" at Nashville Film Festival
May 02, 2005 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News
Los Angeles, CA - Filmmaker Bill Day says he was more than a little surprised when his film "Missionary Positions" was awarded an "Honorable Mention" in the Best Documentary Division of the Nashville Film Festival. "To be anti-porn at almost any film festival is like being the communist at the capitalist ball - if you know what I mean," says Day from his office in Los Angeles. "Porn talk" in this country is usually centered on freedom of speech issues and the First Amendment. And as you can imagine, most film festivals are run by people who are more interested in pushing the limits of expression than limiting them. I am thrilled that the folks at Nashville were able to judge the film with an open mind and see it for what it is - a story about two guys who really believe it what they are doing." Missionary Positions follows the trials and tribulations of Mike Foster and Craig Gross, two youth pastors from Southern California who started an on-line ministry called xxxchurch.com to help kids understand the reality of pornography. "Thanks to the internet, kids are getting their sex education from glamorized hardcore pornography." says Foster. "We know we can't close down a 10 billion dollar a year industry, but we can let kids know that most of what they see when watching pornography is a lie. As a general rule, the girls you see in porn movies are not having a good time. Bill's movie shows this in graphic detail."
"Missionary Positions" can next be seen at the West Valley Film Festival in Los Angeles May 12-15 and the Jacksonville Film Festival on May 22 in Jacksonville, Fl.
For more information, please visit the official movie website www.missionarypositionsmovie.com