In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the gay liberation movement had begun.
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.
In the heart-wrenching documentary LETTER TO ANITA, award-winning filmmaker Andrea Meyerson explores the painful legacy of singer Anita Bryant's infamous anti-gay campaign of the late 1970s. Narrated by Emmy-nominated actress Meredith Baxter, LETTER TO ANITA tells the story of Ronni Sanlo, a married mother of two who came out as a lesbian and divorced her husband, losing custody of her children as a result—an injustice that propelled Ronni into a life of LGBT activism.
Director Steven Esteb, 2016, USA, 85 minutes
Director Del Shores, 2017, USA, 109 minutes
Starring: Caroline Rhea, Whoopi Goldberg, Bonnie Bedevil, Leslie Jordan
Writer/director Del Shores and actor/producer Emerson Collins in attendance for this Fort Worth Premiere.
SORDID LIVES, the cult hit phenomenon by Del Shores, returns with a SEQUEL!
Q17 Best Dramatic Feature
Q17 Best Comedy Feature
Fort Worth Premier
Q17 Best Romantic Drama Feature
