Colin Gunn discusses his films

Here’s why Colin Gunn has been involved in each of his films:

Shaky Town: “To teach people about the history of radical homosexual politics in San Francisco. We have the story of a pastor whose home was firebombed in the ’70s by the radical homosexuals. We relate that to today with homosexual marriage, which shows a clear progression from violence into acceptance of that lifestyle to the point where they now have a huge amount of political success.”

Monstrous Regiment of Women: “Our desire there was to make a film to show the harmful effects of feminism on the lives of women. It was a very controversial film because it outlined some of the aspects of our acceptance of feminism: the impact on the Church, female leadership in government, and abortion rights. We had the opportunity to show how feminism has harmed women. That was a film my wife, Emily, wrote with me and she narrated it.”

Captivated: “It was a great opportunity for me to direct a film about media overconsumption and media content. Content is usually the big issue when we talk about media, the things we shouldn’t be watching or doing, but beyond that there’s the issue of the fact that so many people are consuming too much media. It’s actually harming their lives. We’re talking about Facebook and Twitter and all those things. They’re useful things but we have to have a limitation. People need to be conscious of the risks of media overconsumption.”

IndoctriNation: “That’s, I think, our most important film because it’s the biggest issue we’ve ever presented on, and I think it’s an issue that every parent needs to know about, the issue of education, because that affects every other issue. The public schools influence every aspect of our culture. It affects the future of America, so that is a key issue that we dealt with in IndoctriNation.

Act Like Men: “Our new film is about the doctrine of women and children first which we cover through the story of the Titanic. We wanted to draw attention to the manly principle of women and children first. That one’s been out since the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.”

Widow’s Might: Colin participated in the making this film, which won the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival’s Best of Festival and Audience Choice awards in 2009. But it wasn’t as a creator. Rather, Colin acted in that one, playing Wally the Mailman. “Widow’s Might marks both the beginning and end of my acting career,” Colin says with a laugh. “No one has ever asked me again to be in any production of significance. I enjoyed it and it was fantastic fun to be in the Widow’s Might, but I’m committed to being a documentarian, not an actor.

“Widow’s Might is an important film because it deals with the issue of property tax and shows the negative impact property tax can have on a widow. This is an important issue for me but addressed in a very interesting and exciting way.”