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The Fall of '55 ( 2006 ) is a Documentary about the 1955 scandal in Boise, Idaho . It focuses on a sex scandal which began on October 31 , 1955 , in which a number of prominent men in Boise, Idaho were persecuted for alleged Homosexual acts in late 1955 and early 1956 . The film covers the same subject matter as John Gerassi's book ''The Boys of Boise'' (1966), although Seth Randal, the film's writer, director, and producer, says he has completed five years of independent research on the topic. Some accounts of the incident note that nearly 1,000 boys were seduced by a "ring" of men. A 1955 '' Time '' article said "Boiseans were shocked to learn that their city had sheltered a widespread homosexual underworld that involved some of Boise's most prominent men and had preyed on hundreds of teen-age boys for the past decade". The filmmaker's Blog indicates that dozens of new interviews have been conducted to bring a new narrative to the incident's impact on the Boise community. The filmmaker states three goals for the production:
The film is narrated by former Boise television anchor Claudia Weathermon. The film premiered on 10 June 2006 at Newfest in New York City , at the Idaho International Film Festival at Boise's Egyptian Theater on 30 September 2006 , at the Spokane International Film Festival on 4 February 2007 , and will be shown at Frameline on 17 June 2007 . SEE ALSO |
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