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New Orleans Film Society

Vito

USA 93 min.

Director, Producer
Jeffrey Schwarz
Cinematographer
David Quantic
Editor
Philip Harrison

Synopsis

In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. He went on to write “The Celluloid Closet,” the first book to critique Hollywood’s portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.