The Queerist

Co-founder of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Marc Huestis' film & video works include UNITY (1977), dealing with persecution of gays in Nazi Germany; WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SUSAN JANE (1982), a spoof of underground San Francisco, circa 1980; CHUCK SOLOMON: COMING OF AGE (1986) a loving profile of a local theatre director, and his strength to deal with AIDS;  the award winning documentary SEX IS... (1993) , a film exploring the meaning of sex and sexuality within the lives of gay men- shown in over 10 countries and 60 cities around the world and winner of the Best Gay Film Audience Award at1993 Berlin International Film Festival, 25- A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FESTIVAL (2001) which documents the history of the SFLGBT Film Festival, and LULU GETS A FACELIFT (2006) following performer extraordinaire Lulu a "mid-life crisis in action" who decides to get a facelift. He was the co-winner of the 2001 Frameline Award. Marc has also acted as an impressario of gala film/ benefit events at he Castro Theare in San Francisco (and elsewhere around the US) - producing in -person tributes to such screen lumineries as Debbie Reynolds, Jane Russell, Ann-Margret, Ann Miller, John Waters, and a host of others.