The Education of Shelby Knox (2005)
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- Synopsis:
Documentary chronicling the life of a teenager in Lubbock, Texas named Shelby Knox begins with the Southern Baptist and aspiring opera singer attending a youth assembly called True Love Waits at her parents’ side. Led by a charismatic youth pastor named Ed Ainsworth - who announces “Safe sex? You have been lied to, kids!” - the teens are warned not to get hurt “physically, mentally, emotionally and financially” by becoming sexually active. At the end of the assembly, they receive rings and give vows to their parents to abstain from sex until marriage. Shelby becomes active in the Lubbock Youth Commission, an organization empowered by the mayor to give the town’s teenagers a voice in local government. Exposed for the first time to older, more experienced kids who fall outside her church clique, Shelby - a bright, passionate kid who enjoys the limelight and having her voice heard - begins to campaign for better sex education in schools. She takes up her cause with fervor, but when she runs for president of the commission, loses to a student one year her senior who aspires to one day be mayor. With most of Lubbock - in one form or another - against sex education or tolerance being taught in the schools, Shelby quits the commission, and throws her support behind a group of students suing the Lubbock School Board for the right to form a gay and lesbian alliance on campus. - Actors:
- Yvonne Caudillo, Shelby Knox, Rene Maquilleur, Amanda Noble, Ricky Waite
- Others:
- Gary Griffin
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Awards:
2005 Sundance Film Festival Excellence In Cinematography Award Documentary
