QUEER CLASSICS - Pride Edition: THE COCKETTES

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For PRIDE we’re taking a trip back to the Oz that San Francisco was during the sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s, in all its psychedelic wonderland glory. A world where gender-bending “hippie” performance art was the hottest ticket in town and even heterosexuals were compelled to don glitter and sequins to gain entrance to a most unusual midnight movie pre-show: an acid-fueled phantasmagoria of sexual and creative liberty playing out on the stage of the (now demolished) Palace Theatre in Chinatown. If you wanted to be cool in San Francisco, you had to partake in the counterculture Bay Area scene created by the legendary Cockettes.
This documentary is a beautiful tribute to a group of performers who defied conventions and lived by their own rules, with a level of freedom from societal constraints that few ever experienced anywhere in the world. For a brief moment, these queer artists created their own unique utopia right here in the Bay, and their lived experiences touched everyone who came to see their shows.

We can’t go back in time to witness it for ourselves, but this film invites us to live in that moment while you watch it. Even though the Cockettes couldn’t last forever in their original form as their success grew, their spirit and influence are still alive today. You hear remaining original members of the group tell their stories in the film alongside the likes of famous admirers like John Waters, who were inspired by their work. Who wouldn't want to be part of a world where musicals became a lived experience, enhanced by psychedelics, elaborate costumes and communal living?
Lift the veils of self-censorship and dress beyond the limits of your imagination for this very special film. Dressing up is HIGHLY encouraged. Wear any kind of costume, as any kind of character, that you want. Wear your sparkliest clothes, go as far over the top as you can imagine. If you think you have on too much glitter, put on more and head to the New Parkway theatre!

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