In 8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION, director Reed Cowan and co-director Steven Greenstreet, both former Mormons, skillfully investigate and expose the massive role the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints played in the California ballot measure. The exhilarating spirit of “Yes We Can” was met with the incomprehensible results of Prop 8, where a majority of California voters said, “No You Can’t.” For many gay Americans, Election Day 2008 was a case of emotional extremes. The victory was short-lived, however, as a well-orchestrated campaign to overturn the ruling was placed on the state’s ballot as Proposition 8. On June 17, 2008, same-sex couples in California began legally saying “I do” after the state’s Supreme Court ruled firmly on the side of marriage equality. Get Happy: Dir Mark Payne 2008 USA 25 min.Ĭommunity Partner: Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center – Jimmy Radostaįorever’s Gonna Start Tonight: Dir Michelle Lawler 2009 USA 54 min. Filmmaker Mark Payne documents his remarkable journey from impersonating Judy Garland as a flamboyant 12-year-old to hobnobbing with Hollywood superstars as a clothing designer, recording artist and Emmy-winning makeup artist. Preceded by GET HAPPY, an inspirational coming-of-age story about following your dreams. Vicki continues to entertain audiences by performing classics like Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (from which the film derives its title) every weekend at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. She has maintained sheer determination throughout.Īn intimate, compelling profile in courage, FOREVER’S GONNA START TONIGHT holds nothing back in sharing one woman’s unique survival story. Arriving in San Francisco she was “the toast of the town” in the early ‘70s, before battling depression and drug addiction. She later hitchhikes across the country, turning tricks to make ends meet, before launching a career as a female impersonator in Detroit-years ahead of the Stonewall Rebellion.
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San Francisco’s Vicki Marlane is still going strong well into her 70s.īorn Donald Dave Sterger in 1934, Vicki grew up in small-town Minnesota before escaping to join the circus as “the alligator skin girl,” “the girl in the iron lung” and other sideshow attractions. Portland trailblazer Darcelle XV isn’t the only drag legend with impressive staying power: Director Michelle Lawler & Vicki Marlane in attendance.
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