22nd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 17-27, 2025

12th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 20-24, 2024

The Untold Tales Of Armistead Maupin

United States, 2017: 89 minutes: International Premiere
Archives 2017
In Cinema Globe Cinema
Sun, Apr 23 7:00 PM Buy

description

THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN examines the life and work of one of the world's most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels have inspired millions to claim their own truth. Jennifer Kroot's (TO BE TAKEI, IT CAME FROM KUCHAR) documentary about the creator of TALES OF THE CITY moves nimbly between playful and poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. With help from his friends (including Neil Gaiman, Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Sir Ian McKellen and Amy Tan) Maupin offers a disarmingly frank look at the journey that took him from the jungles of Vietnam to the bathhouses of '70s San Francisco to the front line of the American culture war.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
SXSW 2017

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Jennifer M. Kroot, is a seasoned documentary filmmaker. Her most recent feature length documentary, To Be Takei, a portrait of actor/activist George Takei (Star Trek), premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Her feature documentary It Came From Kuchar, following cult filmmaking duo George and Mike Kuchar, premiered at SXSW 2009. Kroot is a Bay Area native and studied film at The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), where she taught film.

press for The Untold Tales Of Armistead Maupin

"The series of novels have changed the lives of countless gay people."
- Independent

screened with a short film

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Bayard & Me

details

Documentary / Female Filmmaker / Biography / LGBTQ+

18+ Licensed Screening
89 minutes

credits

Director
Jennifer Kroot

Producers
Gerry Kim
Mayuran Tiruchelvam

Editing
Bill Weber

Cinematographer
Shane King

Featuring
Armistead Maupin
Laura Linney
Ian McKellen
Neil Gaiman
Amy Tan
Olympia Dukakis

Official website:
http://www.armisteadfilm.com

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/armisteadmaupinfilm/

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ArmisteadDoc

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/theuntoldtalesofarmisteadmaupin/

community

awards

Winner Audience Award - Documentary Spotlight, SXSW 2017

Community Partners

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