ROYNATION Episode #26 QUEER FILM LOVE

QUEERS LOVING FILM LOVING QUEERS

(Bonus!  Kids on TV interview about upcoming Pantheon Show!)

Vito Russo, known for his momentus book The Celluloid Closet brought a queer examination on film from the beginnings of North American cinema - A patron of the Stonewall Bar and an activist who fought hard for gay/lesbian rights up until his death from AIDS AIDS-related complications in 1990, Vito Russo's life is examined and celebrated in ROYNATION's guest MICHAEL SCHIAVI in his biography CELLULOID ACTIVIST: The life and Times of Vito Russo. The book charts a remarkable time in the lives of queers and cinema. A beautiful moving book about a beautiful amazing man. ROYNATION is excited about this one!

http://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4731.htm

And Inside Out's SCOTT FERGUSON and ANDREW MURPHY will be on deck to talk about the Inside Out Film Festival #22! A shit-load of great films and events that make it the sexiest festival around, including Vito - the doc about Vito Russo! All things Vito my friends!

ROYNATION goes to the Queer movies!