Peter Tatchell is a legend. Probably the most important and thoughtful human rights campaigner of recent times. This documentary sets out his 'greatest hits' in terms of what he has accomplished politically (which is immense).
What it missed was the personal. Why is it at times difficult to warm to Peter? Why does he operate so much on his own? What about his relationships? There is some attempt to link his violent stepfather to his anti bullying stance. I thought this was maybe too obvious. He is very closed and perhaps he has to be. The film just needed to consider in more depth his internal motivations.
I would also have liked to have seen more on his support of the right to protest, which at times can appear difficult to reconcile with a gay rights platform (For example his views on the Gareth Lee case).
But overall I love Peter and this was a great documentary.
What it missed was the personal. Why is it at times difficult to warm to Peter? Why does he operate so much on his own? What about his relationships? There is some attempt to link his violent stepfather to his anti bullying stance. I thought this was maybe too obvious. He is very closed and perhaps he has to be. The film just needed to consider in more depth his internal motivations.
I would also have liked to have seen more on his support of the right to protest, which at times can appear difficult to reconcile with a gay rights platform (For example his views on the Gareth Lee case).
But overall I love Peter and this was a great documentary.