Open Secrets
This provocative documentary uncovers a lost chapter in Canadian military history: how the Armed Forces dealt with homosexual behaviour among soldiers, during and after World War II. More than 60 years later, a group of five veterans, barely adults when they enlisted, break the silence to talk about how homosexual behaviour "was even more unmentionable than cancer." Yet amidst the brutality of war, instances of sexual awakening among soldiers and officers were occuring. Initially, the Army overlooked it, but as the war advanced, they began to crack down: military tribunals, threats of imprisonment, discharge and public exposure. After the war, officers accused of homosexuality were discharged. Back home in Canada, reputations and careers were ruined. For the young men who had served their country with valour, this final chapter was often too much to bear. Based on the book Courting Homosexuals in the Military by Paul Jackson.
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Open Secrets, José Torrealba, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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original conceptPaul Jackson
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directorJosé Torrealba
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cinematographyJosé Torrealba
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editingAntoine SaadJosé Torrealba
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additional photographyDavid Finch
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sound recordingDavid Finch
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documentary scriptJosé Torrealba
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narration writerShelley Tepperman
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narratorJosé Torrealba
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consultantPaul Jackson
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researcherPaul Jackson
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production assistantSamir Mallal
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sound editorMarco Fania
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original musicRoberto C. Lopez
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narration recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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sound re-recordingSerge Boivin
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online editingSylvain DesbiensDenis PilonDenis Gathelier
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digital editing technicianOchelle Greenidge
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title designLouise Overy
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archival researchJosé TorrealbaPaul JacksonMahalia Verna
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post-production coordinatorClaude Cardinal
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studio clerkSia Koukoulas
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studio administratorNickie MerullaMarie Tonto-Donati
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producerGermaine Ying Gee Wong
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executive producerSally Bochner
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