Reel in the Closet

Reel in the Closet

Real People Filmed Their Everyday Lives In Extraordinary Times

2015 · Documentary · 1h 3m · 8.0

Never before seen home movies made by queer people dating back to the 1930s and the struggle to save them before they are lost forever.

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Cast

Susan Stryker
Susan Stryker
T
Tom Ammiano
Anita Bryant
Anita Bryant
Self
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
Self
B
Barbara Gittings
D
David Imming
Marsha P. Johnson
Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
B
Bill Jones
C
Christine Jorgensen
Self (archive footage)
F
Frank Kameny
L
Lynne Kirste
H
Halima Lucas

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