
Film
A Long Way From Heaven: The Rainbow Y Story
2024 · 1h 3m · Documentary
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Overview
The true story of the students of Brigham Young University's queer underground, as they lit the school's iconic "Y" in rainbow colors. But, A Long Way From Heaven does a lot more than tell the story of the Rainbow Y. It outlines the history of queer treatment at BYU - the good (where it exists), the bad, and the very, very ugly. The film combines new, original footage with a huge variety of historical images, videos, newspaper articles, and other mixed media from every conceivable source to tell the story of BYU's queer students, and the bravery and risks they constantly take to make their voices heard.
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Cast

Stacey Harkey
Kimberly Applewhite
Bradley Talbot
John Valdez
Quintin Hunt
Sabrina Mendoza
Jaxon Smith
Trent Nelson
Lacey Bagley
David Sant
Crew
- David SantDirector
- Tayler PaceProducer
- Jess GibbonsDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 15, 2024
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Budget
- $17,000
- Genres
- Documentary
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