Special 15th Anniversary Program of the Award-Winning Film WE WERE HERE

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We will have at least 50 SEATS AVAILABLE on the day of the show, beginning at 4.00PM - for GUESTS on a first come, first seated basis.

Presented by Renegade Humanities Collective, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA+ Center and the San Francisco Public Library, co-presented by Frameline50 SF International LGBTQ FIlm Festival 2026.

WE WERE HERE from director David Weissman and co-director Bill Weber documents the coming of what was called the “Gay Plague” in the early 1980s. It illuminates the profound personal and community issues raised by the AIDS epidemic as well as the broad political and social upheavals it unleashed. WE WERE HERE evokes an epic history, through the intimate recollections of five longtime San Franciscans whose lives were transformed by the epidemic.

The history recounted in WE WERE HERE extends beyond San Francisco and beyond AIDS itself. It speaks to our capacity as individuals to rise to the occasion, to galvanize and face intimidating challenges, and to the incredible power of a community coming together with love, compassion, and determination.

Join us for this special 15th Anniversay screening and conversation wth director David Weissman and special guests.

WE WERE HERE the film: wewereherefilm.com

RENEGADE HUMANITIES COLLECTIVE: @renegadehumanities

JAMES C. HORMEL LGBTQIA CENTER: sfpl.org/lgbtqia

FRAMELINE50 SF INT'L LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL 2026: www.frameline.org

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