Common Ground
Directed by Donna Deitch
Produced by Showtime Networks, WinSome Productions
An intimate three-part anthology exploring LGBTQ+ identity and acceptance across different eras, balancing personal struggle with emotional growth.
This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950s and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts", a teacher in a 1970s classroom struggles with his closeted gay status. Finally in "Amos and Andy", a father wrestles with his own emotional acceptance of a present day wedding between his son and another man.
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