Documentaries

Unity is the award-winning producer of the documentary film "beyond the walls..."

beyond the walls… is the award-winning 60 minute film that shows how music combats homophobia. It is part travelogue, part biography, part MTV with a dash of historical and cultural context thrown in for good measure! And then there’s the promise of romance!

You’ll see the gay and lesbian experience through the lives of the locals.
Each city is showcased by those gay and lesbian people who live there.
You'll hear the transforming music of GMCLA - 14 pieces in all!

Our gay and lesbian experts guide the viewer through the significant events of the lesbigay movement.
The GMCLA chorus members sightsee – allowing the viewer to see the city through the eyes of the locals and the spirit of the visitors.
The concerts are seen and heard through the eyes of the audience and from the perspective of the performers.

After each concert our local hosts meet the Chorus members the viewers have been journeying with.
The honest emotional reactions, the language challenges and the commonality of being gay will be evident in the human connection.
The impact on this experience is felt from the local inhabitants, from the Chorus members and from a historical perspective.

July 19, 1989 the Berlin Wall – the physical representation of the divide between the West and the East – came tumbling down. On October 6, 1999 – just ten years after the momentous events of Eastern Europe – the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) followed-up their successful 1991 Eastern European tour with another trip. GMCLA was the first "out" cultural organization to perform in the historic halls of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, and Tallinn.