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The Cockettes (2002)

The Cockettes poster
Directed by
Bill Weber, David Weissman
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a colorful performance group from San Francisco in the 1960s and 70s. It shows their shows and the people who made them.

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What happens

The Cockettes is a 2002 American documentary film about the 1960s–70s San Francisco performance group of the same name. Co-directed by Bill Weber and David Weissman, and produced by Weissman, the film debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It also received the LA Film Critics Award for Best Documentary of 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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