David Weissman Movies

  • 2002
    The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

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    Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.

    The Cockettes
  • 2011
    We Were Here

    We Were Here

    We Were Here

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    A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.

    We Were Here
  • 2018
    Leitis in Waiting

    Leitis in Waiting

    Leitis in Waiting

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    The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and...

    Leitis in Waiting
  • 2022
    Impresario

    Impresario

    Impresario

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    With vintage footage, interviews, and Marc Huestis' own energy and humor at the center, Impresario is an homage to a San Francisco icon and one of...

    Impresario
  • 1989
    Mothers

    Mothers

    Mothers

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    A sunny day in the park. Three "decent" mothers play with their three "decent" babies. Just over the hill, three "wild" mothers play with their three...

    Mothers
  • 2014
    Sticks & Stones

    Sticks & Stones

    Sticks & Stones

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    Bambi Lake, a notorious San Francisco transgender performer and entertainer, takes us on a stroll down Polk Street, sharing anecdotes and the history...

    Sticks & Stones
  • 1988
    Songs from an Angel

    Songs from an Angel

    Songs from an Angel

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    In this film, made two weeks prior to his death from AIDS, San Francisco performer Rodney Price sings and tap dances a darkly humorous song about his...

    Songs from an Angel
  • 1986
    Beauties without a Cause

    Beauties without a Cause

    Beauties without a Cause

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    Four lawless drag queens prepare for a night of light crime.

    Beauties without a Cause
  • 1990
    Complaints

    Complaints

    Complaints

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    Thirty-two humans of all shapes and sizes sing their complaints.

    Complaints
  • 2018
    Conversations with Gay Elders: Kerby Lauderdale

    Conversations with Gay Elders: Kerby Lauderdale

    Conversations with Gay Elders: Kerby Lauderdale

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    With rich detail, keen insight, and astonishing poignancy, Kerby Lauderdale, a man in his late 70s, recounts the major events that shaped his life...

    Conversations with Gay Elders: Kerby Lauderdale
  • 1979
    Zbigniew in Love

    Zbigniew in Love

    Zbigniew in Love

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    UCLA Animation Workshop and University of Chicago Color Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. "An animated experimental...

    Zbigniew in Love
  • 1987
    976

    976

    976

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    A spiritually titillating alternative to phone sex.

    976