Joshua Grannell

Verasphere: A Love Story in Costume

Robert James

Joshua Grannell, David Faulk

David Faulk and Michael Johnstone were diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s. After meeting in 1994 the two men found a way to channel their uncertainty into an artistic exploration in outrageous costumery. Flash forward to today where the couple's unique vision has transformed into a city-wide phenomenon. Verasphere captures a vibrant and colorful queer community in San Francisco that continues to build on an elaborate and unifying project.

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

M. Black

Bette Davis, Joshua Grannell

This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francisco actor Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entertainers, and gay cultural historians.

The Drag Roast of Heklina

Cheyenne Picardo, Cheyenne Picardo

Heklina, Jackie Beat

Drag queen Heklina gets roasted by a group of comedians and drag queens, filmed live at the Castro Theatre.

Better Known as Peaches Christ

Jeff Dragomanovich, Nathan Visconti

Joshua Grannell

Drag icon Peaches Christ offers a rare, intimate glimpse into her process of transformation, and describes the path from stifled teen to brazen cult hero.

Spin the Bottle

Scott Boswell

Joshua Grannell

A drag-umentary exposing life behind the scenes at San Francisco's infamous summer midnight movie series, Midnight Mass, headed up by drag célèbre, Peaches Christ.

I Am Divine

Jeffrey Schwarz

Divine, John Waters

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.

Milk

Gus Van Sant

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story

Sean Mullens

Heklina, Joshua Grannell

Documentary film about San Francisco's infamous drag performance night club. Shocking and delighting audiences for over 12 years, it's part drag performance art and part low-brow trash. Hosted by celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, Ana Matronic, and more. Whatever experience you receive, Trannyshack continues to defy all expectations and is still known as one of the best must-see underground experiences of San Francisco.

Queer for Fear

Sam Wineman

Don Mancini, Dracmorda Boulet

A documentary telling the story of LGBTQIA+ horror and the relationship between queer audiences and horror, and the queer horror community as a whole.

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen

Mark Patton, Kim Myers

A retrospective look at A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and the life of its lead actor, Mark Patton.

Whatever Happened to Peaches Christ?

Joshua Grannell

The third and final chapter in the short film "Tran-ilogy of Terror", Whatever Happened to Peaches Christ? finds a drunken Peaches desperately trying to hang on to a career in show biz while her sidekick and ex-friend Martiny's rise in popularity eventually sends Ms. Christ over the edge. A horrible accident catapults us forty years into the future where we find the "women" stuck in a roommate situation truly from hell.

Tales of the Uncanny

David Gregory

Eli Roth, Tom Savini

David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specialists, and members of the film industry.

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Marielle Heller

Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig

Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.

You Don't Nomi

Jeffrey McHale

Jeffrey Conway, Joshua Grannell

Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.

A Nightmare on Castro Street

Joshua Grannell

Joshua Grannell, Michael Brenchley

Part Two in the “Tran-ilogy of Terror” series. There’s a nightmare on Castro Street – a street where gay no longer means ‘happy’. Peaches Christ thought she was doing right by forcing her drunken gal pal Squeaky Blonde into rehab. When a sober Squeaky returns to the Castro, old ghosts prove too powerful and a terrifying relapse leads to a monstrous transformation!

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

Jeff Schlags

Joshua Grannell, Дженнифер Тилли

A Wig and a Prayer chronicles the story of Peaches Christ, the legendary San Francisco drag queen, from her early beginnings in raucous variety shows to the lauded success of her Midnight Mass pre-movie experience.