An ordinary person.
"Does the law make it impossible to murder a homosexual? Taking as its starting point a cluster of killings in Auckland in 2003-2004, An Ordinary Person unravels the infamous 'homosexual advance defence'. Interviews with defence lawyers, legal academics and a journalist who covered th...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English |
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[Auckland, N.Z.] :
Q & A Productions,
c2009.
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| Summary: | "Does the law make it impossible to murder a homosexual? Taking as its starting point a cluster of killings in Auckland in 2003-2004, An Ordinary Person unravels the infamous 'homosexual advance defence'. Interviews with defence lawyers, legal academics and a journalist who covered the cases are inter-cut with a stylised dramatisation that tells the homophobic story - and one that continues to have an underestimated cultural power - that props up the use of provocation as a defence to murder"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Extra features: interview with Associate Professor Elisabeth McDonald, Victoria University of Wellington ; interview with Associate Professor Adrian Howe, RMIT University, Melbourne ; trailer ; behind the scenes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm+ 1 booklet (11 p.) |
| Awards: | Best NZ short documentary : DocNZ 2009. |
| Production Credits: | Director, producer, Susan Potter. |