Randy Barbato
2021Every Brilliant Thing
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Jonny Donahoe
A filmed version of Jonny Donahoe’s acclaimed one-man show about depression, suicide and the lengths to which people go for those they love. Poignant and humorous, it follows a young boy who attempts to ease his mother’s depression by starting an enormous running list of everything worth living for.
Every Brilliant Thing
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith
Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most controversial photographer of the twentieth century. Openly gay, Mapplethorpe took images of male sex, nudity, and fetish to extremes that resulted in his work still being labelled by some as pornography masquerading as art. But less talked about are the more serene, yet striking portraits of flowers, sculptures, and perfectly framed human forms that are equally pioneering and powerful.
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
I Am Britney Jean
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Britney Spears, Adam Leber
An intimate look at one of the most overexposed yet under-revealed stars of today as she faces one of her biggest challenges ever while finishing her album, shooting videos, doing press -- and being a mom.
I Am Britney Jean
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Carrie Fisher
"Wishful Drinking" is based on Fisher's memoirs of the same title. The stage adaptation had its world premiere in 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. It later played at Berkeley Repertory before opening on Broadway in October at Studio 54. The show takes audiences on a comic tour of Fisher's messy personal life and career. The actress-writer recounts stories about her work on the "Star Wars" series as well as her relationship with her parents Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She also discusses her much-publicized problems with alcohol and drugs.
Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
William Haines, Stockard Channing
Chronicles the life of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay movie star, who sacrificed his career to live openly with his lover.
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
Party Monster
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Michael Alig, James St. James
Tells the story of the rise and fall of Michael Alig, a kid from Middle America who aspired to take the place of Andy Warhol. Michael quickly rose to become the biggest party promoter in New York and King of the so-called Club Kids. But after spiraling into drug addiction, Michael brutally murdered his roommate Angel Melendez.
Party Monster: The Shockumentary
The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun
In September 2001, respected German historian Lothar Machtan dropped a bombshell on the world of Hitler studies: Hitler was secretly homosexual. His highly acclaimed and explosive book "The Hidden Hitler" ignited a storm of controversy. With information from the bestselling book, award-winning filmmakers Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Gabriel Rotello explore areas of the Führer's private life.
The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Lesli Klainberg, Lisa Ades
B. Ruby Rich, John Waters
A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline and with clips from two dozen films. The narrative groups the pictures around various firsts, movements, and triumphs: experimental films, indie films, sex on screen, outlaw culture and bad guys, lesbian lovers, films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transgender films, films about diversity and various cultures, documentaries and then mainstream Hollywood drama. What might come next?
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragicomedy): The Power of HIV Positive Thinking
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Steve Moore
HIV positive comic Steve Moore talks about his world view, his life and the disease that has become a major part of his life.
Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragicomedy): The Power of HIV Positive Thinking
Inside Deep Throat
Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Dennis Hopper, Peter Bart
In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel, "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film's star.
Inside Deep Throat
