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Film: Documentary

Word Is Out (1977)

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Made in 1977 by the ad hoc Mariposa Film Group, this seminal record of LGBT life in America plaits together 26 compelling interviews with artists, activists, and politicos, each sharing tell-tale experiences and other intimacies. This week-long run at Anthology features a newly minted 35mm print, all the better to relish the forthright talking heads that include inventor John Burnside, avant-gardist Nathaniel Dorsky, civil rights leader Harry Hay, and other folks from San Fran to Boston. The stories are through-and-through illuminating, whether it's the momentous act of coming out, a doctor-approved diet to cure the "sickness," or a dicey night out in the bars of mid-century Broadway.

- Jason Jude Chan
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