04/11/2024
Tickets are Free (limited) -- and you must RSVP to attend.
To request tickets, please telephone theUSA Film Festival office 214-821-6300 (M-F 10:30am-5:30pm)**and mention you received your invitation via Robert Emery
The USA Film Festival invites you to aspecial screening of the new film STUDIO ONE FOREVER with Bruce Vilanch and other guests in attendance!
Saturday, April 20th7:15pm (Check in is at 6:45pm) Angelika Film Center Dallas. Actor Bruce Vilanch, director/editor/producer Marc Saltarelli, and producer Stephen Israel and other guests will attend the Festival to present the rousing and poignant documentary Studio One Forever.
From 1974-1994, the Studio One nightclub in Los Angeles and its adjoining live music venue, The Backlot, became a popular destination offering hope and community for gay men during tumultuous times. Through personal accounts, the documentary delves into Studio One’s cultural impact against the backdrop of a progressing gay liberation clashing with 80s conservatism and the escalating AIDS nightmare. The film includes interviews with Liz Torres, Divine (archival), Geri Jewell, Bruce Vilanch, Leigh McCloskey, Chita Rivera, Lance Bass, Melissa Rivers, Roslyn Kind, Felipe Rose of the Village People, and many more. The film takes us to current day events -- including the discovery of previously unseen photographic archives, West Hollywood's recent plans to demolish the building, and efforts of community advocates to preserve the club's rich history.
