Some of Your Best Friends
Synopsis
Produced on 16mm film in 1971, this film is a wonderful piece of LGBTQ history that chronicles some of the first pride parades and gatherings of queer groups at the forefront of the movement in the post-Stonewall ripple. Some of Your Best Friends starts with the Hollywood Gay Pride Parade of 1970 and ends with the Venice, CA Gay Liberation front in its protest and takeover of a meeting of psychologists at the Biltmore Hotel; there to see how to use aversion therapy to treat homosexuality. In between these two events, Some of Your Best Friends stretches to include two gay activist group meetings in New York City. There are interviews with a variety of activists and one extraordinary recreation of how police entrapped vulnerable gay men in Griffith Park.
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- Director
- Ken Robinson
- Original Score
- Robert Randles
- Original Title
- Some of Your Best Friends
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 40m
- Production Studios
- University of Southern California
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ken Robinson
Robert Randles
Barry Simon
Ken Robinson
Department Leadership Roster
Ken Robinson
Director
Barry Simon
Editor
Ken Robinson
Producer
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What is Some of Your Best Friends about?
Produced on 16mm film in 1971, this film is a wonderful piece of LGBTQ history that chronicles some of the first pride parades and gatherings of queer groups at the forefront of the movement in the post-Stonewall ripple. Some of Your Best Friends starts with the Hollywood Gay Pride Parade of 1970 and ends with the Venice, CA Gay Liberation front in its protest and takeover of a meeting of psychologists at the Biltmore Hotel; there to see how to use aversion therapy to treat homosexuality. In between these two events, Some of Your Best Friends stretches to include two gay activist group meetings in New York City. There are interviews with a variety of activists and one extraordinary recreation of how police entrapped vulnerable gay men in Griffith Park.
Who directed Some of Your Best Friends?
Some of Your Best Friends was directed by Ken Robinson.
Who stars in Some of Your Best Friends?
The principal cast of Some of Your Best Friends includes John Platania, Virginia Hoeffding, Don Kilhefner, Reverend Troy D. Perry, Morris Kight.
When was Some of Your Best Friends released and how long is it?
Some of Your Best Friends was released in 1972 with a total runtime of 40m.
Who composed the musical score for Some of Your Best Friends?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Some of Your Best Friends was composed by Robert Randles.