Michael Kalmen

The Cockettes

Bill Weber, David Weissman

Larry Brinkin, Dusty Dawn

Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.

Elevator Girls in Bondage

Michael Kalmen

Kreemah Ritz, Michael Bendle

ELEVATOR GIRLS IN BONDAGE ups the ante by taking on not just the Republicans but the entire capitalist system and its oppression of the working class. The underpaid staff of a seedy hotel rises up in revolt, and by the time head elevator girl Maxine (the fabulous Rumi) starts spouting a surreal mix of folk songs and Marxist maxims, followed by an uproariously explicit sex scene, you’ll be ready to join the cause. Rarely has the dissection of economic exploitation been so silly, or so much fun to watch.

Bar Time

Michael Kalmen

A San Francisco soap opera