JAYU presents Human Rights Film Festival: Love, Scott

After leaving a bar in a small town in Nova Scotia, musician Scott Jones was stabbed in the back for being openly gay. The violent attack left him paralyzed from the waist down. While Scott’s assailant was convicted, he was never charged with a hate crime - a widespread occurrence in Canada. Three years after the attack, Scott’s friend and director Laura Marie Wayne shares Scott’s story in her debut documentary Love, Scott. Juggling between the past and the present, the film eloquently conveys Scott’s experience living as a gay man in a small town, surviving the brutal attack and fighting for justice. Having created his own choir, Scott campaigns against homophobia, inciting positive change through love, dialogue and art. Featuring intimate interviews, archival footage and moving music, Wayne’s documentary encompasses different stages of Scott’s life to show one man’s transformation and resilience. - Anastasia Akulinina

Screening with: Being Okey

Film subject Scott Jones will be in attendance.