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QDoc 2017

THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN

THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN

THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN

Celebrates one of the world's most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels inspired millions to re-claim their lives.  


Subject Armistead Maupin, director Jennifer Kroot and co-director/editor Bill Weber in attendance.  Thurs, May 18th 7:30pm 

JEWEL’S CATCH ONE

THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN

THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN

Jewel Thais-Williams helped change laws, save lives and influence  communities across Los Angeles, California as she opened her legendary  nightclub's door for 42 years. Director C. Fitz draws a portrait of a  determined entrepreneur who overcame the challenges of being black,  female, poor and lesbian to create a lasting legacy in the community.


Subject Jewel Thais-Williams and director C. Fitz in attendance.

Fri, May 19th 6:30pm

BAYARD & ME + A GIANT’S LOVE (Double Feature)

THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN

BAYARD & ME + A GIANT’S LOVE (Double Feature)

Bayard & Me - Bayard Rustin was the organizer of  the March on Washington and one of the leaders of the civil rights  movement. In the 1980s Bayard adopted his younger boyfriend Walter  Naegle to obtain the legal protections of marriage.

A Giant's Love - The story of Mariela Munoz, born  Leonardo Munoz in Argentina in 1943, who fought for her rights as a  transgender woman and above all, for her 17 adopted children.


Director Maria Audras in attendance.

Fri, May 19th 8:45pm

MY WONDERFUL WEST BERLIN

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON

BAYARD & ME + A GIANT’S LOVE (Double Feature)

My Wonderful West Berlin offers a brilliant homage to hedonism, the  story of 1960s West Berlin and the righteous freedom of the gay  community of the era. Weaving archival material with contemporary  footage, director Jochen Hick offers a bittersweet tribute to a city  whose bars, cruising, radical bookstores and left-wing politics paved  the way for new German attitudes toward liberation.


Director Jochen Hick in attendance.

Sat, May 20th 1:00pm

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON

The Death And Life Of Marsha P. Johnson uses decades-old interviews  and never-before-seen video footage, plus commentary from current  transgender activists to comb through the clues in search of justice for  Marsha Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, and discover a deeper connection to  the movement’s first leaders. The new film follows a new investigation  into the mysterious death of Johnson, a courageous African-American  transgender activist who also help give birth to the modern Gay Rights  Movement.


Sat, May 20th 3:30pm

Chavela

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON

According to The Guardian, legendary Mexican singer Chavela Vargas is  “probably Donald Trump’s ultimate nightmare: a Mexican lesbian diva who  can wring your very soul.” The Hollywood Reporter calls her “a  trailblazing free spirit whose appetite for tequila and women was as  legendary as her soul-stirring vocals.” Through its lyrical structure,  Chavela takes viewers on an evocative, thought-provoking journey through  the life of this iconoclastic, game-changing artist.


Director/producer Catherine Gund in attendance.

Sat, May 20th 6:30pm

THE FABULOUS ALLAN CARR

CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS

CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its  own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the  1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing  genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes  including the mega-hit musical film GREASE, until it all came crashing  down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.


Director Jeffrey Schwarz in attendance.

Sat, May 20th 9:00pm

CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS

CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS

CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS

QDoc co-founder and filmmaker David Weissman (We Were Here, The  Cockettes) presents the second installment of his project-in-process doc  series, Conversations with Gay Elders. Weissman initiated this project  to capture the experiences of gay men of the pre-Stonewall generation,  in collaboration with younger-generation gay men as editors.


Director David Weissman, subject Kerby Lauderdale and editor Michiel Thomas in attendance.

Sun, May 21st 12:00pm

SMALL TALK (Ri Chang Dui Hua)

CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS

SMALL TALK (Ri Chang Dui Hua)

A family story  of a very special kind. The mother earns a living as a spirit guide for  the deceased at their funerals: she was never at home, always out and  about with her girlfriends instead. The daughter now goes to great  lengths to attempt to understand her mother. A cosmos opens before us,  one which manages to be of universal cultural significance and extremely  intimate at the same time.


Sun, May 21st 2:30pm

THE LAVENDER SCARE

THE LAVENDER SCARE

SMALL TALK (Ri Chang Dui Hua)

With the United States gripped in the panic of the Cold War,  President Dwight D. Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be "security risks"  and orders the immediate firing of any government employee discovered to  be gay or lesbian. It triggers a vicious witch hunt that lasts for  forty years and ruins thousands of lives, while thrusting an unlikely  hero into the forefront of what would become the modern LGBT rights  movement.


Director Josh Howard in attendance.

Sun, May 21st 4:30pm

REBELS ON POINTE

THE LAVENDER SCARE

REBELS ON POINTE

Rebels  on Pointe is the first-ever, cinéma vérité documentary film celebrating  Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo -- the all male, comic ballet  troupe founded over 40 years ago on the heels of New York's Stonewall  riots.


Subject Bobby Carter in attendance.

Sun, May 21st 7:30pm


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