Breaking Through
- Year
- 2014
- Description
- Focuses on openly LGBTQ elected U.S. politicians serving at all levels of government and includes interviews with Toni Atkins, Tammy Baldwin, Kate Brown, Joel Burns, Kecia Cunningham, Barney Frank, Phyllis Frye, Todd Gloria, Annise Parker, Amaad Rivera, Lupe Valdez, Alex Wan, and Kathy Webb.
- Director
- Abel, Cindy L.
- Writer
- Abel, Cindy L.
- Producer
- Abel, Cindy L.; Rubin, Barbara
- Cinematographer
- Bruno, Michael
- Editor
- Bruno, Michael
- Production Team
- Breaking Glass Pictures and Atlantis Moon Productions
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- English
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (84 min.) or 1 streaming video (84 min.)
- Type
- Color with black and white sequences
- Additional Content
- A special edition DVD is available that includes the theatrical version (68 min.) and the extended version (84 min.) of the film plus a making-of featurette.
- Production Notes
- Alternate subtitle: Out of the Closet, into the Halls of Power.
Broadcast on the PBS television network on Oct. 6, 2015. - Updated
- 01-27-2025
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
ALA Rainbow Round Table, May 15, 2014Video Librarian, July–Aug. 2014, 20