The Sensei
Inspiring and equally powerful and endorsed by the Matthew Shepard Foundation, THE SENSEI is a film about tolerance, acceptance, and the courage to stand against hate. Lonely gay teenager, McClain (Mike O'Laskey), struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he is severely beaten at school, Karen O'Neil (Diana Lee Inosanto) a martial arts"Sensei", secretly decides to train him to defend himself at the private request of his mother (Gina Scalzi). When the town discovers their secret, a series of catastrophic events unfold. Co-starring Keith David, Louis Mandylor, Tzi Ma, Sab Shimono, Emily Kuroda, & Mark McGraw.---USA
Domestic Distribution: Echobridge Entertainment (March 9, 2010)
Foreign Distribution: Entertainment 7