. (4,6' 07 MI/ Vite akac US. Rep. Barney Frank will discuss the upcoming documentary on his life. `Let's Get Prank' E arly in his life, Barney Frank, now the Jewish Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, used to worry more about being a Jew than being gay. He thought there was a "glass ceiling" against Jews that was blocking his advancement. Then he realized the glass ceiling was affect- ing him more as a homosexual. But the controversial Frank overcame the odds, graduat- ing from Harvard Law School, getting elected to the Massachusetts State House, teaching, and now serving more than 20 years in Congress, holding high positions on the House Judiciary and Financial Services committees. His story will be told in a new documentary film, Let's Get Frank: The Barney Frank Story, by New York produc- er/director Bart Everly. Jewish film festival audiences will get a preview of the film in a 10-minute "trailer" to be shown 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in Commerce Township, Frank and Everly will both be there to talk about the film, which is still being edited and will be 70-80 minutes long. The screening of The Times Of Harvey Milk, a documen- tary about another gay politician, follows. The San Francisco supervisor and the city's mayor were shot and killed at city hall by a former supervisor in 1978. Frank met Everly at a fund-raiser around the time of the impeachment proceedings against former President Bill Clinton. "We decided it would be very interesting to cap- ture the events on film, while following Rep. Frank around in his role as No. 2 person on the Judiciary Committee," Everly explained. "It's very flattering to be the subject of the film," said Frank from his Washington, D.C., office. "It's an excellent production, centering around the impeachment hearings, but Bart has gone way beyond that, covering how life can be tough as a Jew and a gay." (Frank, 62, had a traditional Jewish upbringing with a bar mitzvah at an Orthodox syna- gogue.) A filmmaker for 10 years, Everly, 42, a Purdue University graduate, once won a prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival for a feature titled Are You Anywhere? He spent more than three years shooting 80 hours of film of Frank in Washington and in his congressional district in Newton, Mass. Frank is shown crafting legislation, speaking caustically against Republicans, with his mother and with his compan- ion. The film includes interviews with Alan Dershowitz, Ted Koppel, Cokie Roberts and Ellen DeGeneres. "It was easy to broaden the film into all aspects of Barney's life - mainly the Jewish issue and the gay issue - and how they have affected his life and political career as he works to pass legislation for all Americans," said Everly. "The film also shows how the Clinton investigation was a witch hunt and a waste of $70 million." Part of the film is about Frank's attempt to keep his homosexuality a secret. In 1987, he publicly acknowledged his homosexuality to his constituents. In 1990, Congress reprimanded Frank for a well-publicized episode in which he hired a male prostitute. The film was funded by a grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts, said Everly, but he still needs about $8,000 to finish it. "The Harvey Milk documentary and Let's Get Frank are parallel films about gay Jewish politicians, and the films have important things to say about the struggles in their lives," said festival director David Magidson. "The films depict how Frank and Milk didn't hide, but got involved and made something of their lives. They didn't let the Jewish and gay issues marginalize them." - Bill Carroll Lelli's of Auburn Hills welcomes you to experience Detroit's Annual Rollback. 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