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October, 19, 2012

Macky Alston on Bishop Gene Robinson, LGBT Rights, and Making His Film, Love Free or Die

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Macky Alston (Hard Road Home) returns to Independent Lens this season with his new film Love Free or Die. We sat down to discuss the genesis of his latest work and the very personal angle from which he chose and…

June, 14, 2012

We Were Here

Independent Lens

We Were Here documents the arrival in San Francisco of what was then called the "Gay Plague" in the early 1980s. It illuminates the profound personal and community issues raised by the AIDS epidemic, as well as the broad political…

June, 7, 2012

Evoking a Time When San Francisco Was a War Zone

Independent Lens in Interviews

What led you to make this film at this point in time? A younger boyfriend who had heard me speak many times about my experiences living in San Francisco during the AIDS epidemic suggested that I make a film.  I…