
This free screening is presented during the 2021 Pride Festival to preview the type of films that will screen during the 2021 Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival, July 9-18.
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws in Southern states and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South.
Led by Gay Chorus Conductor Dr. Tim Seelig and joined by The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir; the tour brings a message of music, love, and acceptance, to communities and individuals confronting intolerance. Over 300 singers travelled from Mississippi to Tennessee through the Carolinas and over the bridge in Selma. They performed in churches, community centers, and concert halls in hopes of uniting us in a time of difference.
The journey also challenges Tim and other Chorus members who fled the South to confront their own fears, pain, and prejudices on a journey towards reconciliation. The conversations and connections that emerge offer a glimpse of a less divided America, where the things that divide us; faith, politics, sexual identity are set aside by the soaring power of music, humanity, and a little drag.
Winner: Audience Award - 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
Official Selection: 2019 - Damn These Heels Film Festival
- Year2019
- Runtime100 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- RatingNot Rated
- DirectorDavid Charles Rodrigues
This free screening is presented during the 2021 Pride Festival to preview the type of films that will screen during the 2021 Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival, July 9-18.
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws in Southern states and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South.
Led by Gay Chorus Conductor Dr. Tim Seelig and joined by The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir; the tour brings a message of music, love, and acceptance, to communities and individuals confronting intolerance. Over 300 singers travelled from Mississippi to Tennessee through the Carolinas and over the bridge in Selma. They performed in churches, community centers, and concert halls in hopes of uniting us in a time of difference.
The journey also challenges Tim and other Chorus members who fled the South to confront their own fears, pain, and prejudices on a journey towards reconciliation. The conversations and connections that emerge offer a glimpse of a less divided America, where the things that divide us; faith, politics, sexual identity are set aside by the soaring power of music, humanity, and a little drag.
Winner: Audience Award - 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
Official Selection: 2019 - Damn These Heels Film Festival
- Year2019
- Runtime100 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- RatingNot Rated
- DirectorDavid Charles Rodrigues