FILM
MISSIONARY POSITION
Chad Allen: teen heartthrob, actor,
producer, gay activist ...missionary man? Set in the 1950s, End of
the Spear is based on the true story of a group of missionaries in
the jungles of Ecuador who try to "civilize" an indigenous tribe. When
the father (Allen) is killed by one of the tribesmen, his son (also
Allen, in a dual role) not only forgives the man for killing his
father but eventually takes him into his own family.
"The message of the film
is that there is a power in forgiveness," Allen observes. "You can
call it the power of love, if that is your understanding. You can call
it the power of God, if that is your understanding. But I believe
there is a power we can make use of that can transform and make
miracles:"
Allen, who tours the
country with gay outreach programs, is also a partner (along with
Christopher Racster and Queer as Folk's Robert Gant) in
Mythgarden, a production company he hopes will show LGBT people in a
positive light.
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