Daniel Karslake, director of “For the Bible Tells Me So,” will show that award-winning documentary, answer questions and participate in a panel discussion as part of the third annual Half Frame Documentary Film Festival on Monday, March 31, at Western Carolina University.

The feature presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the theater of A.K. Hinds University Center following a 4 p.m. screening of the documentary “Ballot Measure 9,” which tells the story of a 1992 Oregon initiative that would have denied civil rights to people who are gay.

In “For the Bible Tells Me So,” Karslake examines how people of Christian faith handle the realization that their child is gay through exploring the experiences of five families, including the families of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson.

The documentary was a nominee for the grand jury prize at Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights at Durham’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

“Meeting this director and seeing this film is a great way to spark discussion about this important topic,” said Elizabeth Heffelfinger, assistant professor and coordinator of motion picture studies in the English department. “Please join us after the documentary presentation for a panel discussion about the issue with a minister, a human rights scholar and other faculty members.”

For more information, contact Heffelfinger at (828) 227-3930 or by e-mail at heff@email.wcu.edu.

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