The Sensei

The Sensei

Movie

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  • Genre(s): Action, Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Diana Lee Inosanto, Dora Hopkins
  • Cast(s): Keith David, Kerry Knuppe, Jonathan Camp, Germaine De Leon, Scott Cooper Ryan See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 35min
  • Award(s): LA Femme Filmmaker 2008 (Won)
    Festival 2008 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: The Bluff, F1: The Movie
  • Story:
    Lonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he's severely beaten at school, Karen O'Neil, a martial arts Sensei, secretly trains him to defend himself. When the town discovers their secret, a series of catastrophic events unfolds.
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STORY

Story
Lonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he's severely beaten at school, Karen O'Neil, a martial arts Sensei, secretly trains him to defend himself. When the town discovers their secret, a series of catastrophic events unfolds.

AWARDS

Won
LA Femme Filmmaker Award

Best Feature Writer | 2008 | Diana Lee

Grand Prize Award

Best Screenplay | 2008 | Diana Lee

Honorable Mention Award

Narrative Feature Film | 2008 | Diana Lee

Nominations
Festival Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2008 | Louis

Best Supporting Actress | 2008 | Diana Lee

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

ON SCREEN: "Of the 1,185,000 Americans living with HIV/AIDS, 24-27% are unaware of their HIV infection. More than one quarter of the 44,000 new infections each year are women, as the disease today is transmitted primarily through heterosexual sex."

ON SCREEN: "Civil Rights organizations today, like "The Matthew Shepard Foundation" lead the way in forming educational programs enacting legislation to address the persuasive problem of bullying and violence against gay youths and adults."

ON SCREEN: "This film is dedicated to Gilbert L. Johnson and to the Family and Friends of The Sensei Cast and Crew who have been directly affected by the AIDS epidemic."

Popular Dialogues

"McClain Evans: The first time that I saw my sensei was in a dusty old photograph on the wall."

"Jean Beard: Where were you two? You're late. Craig Beard: I had to use the can. Jean Beard: Shh. We're in church."