The 80s gay underground on film — sweat, sequins, and unapologetic desire.
A behind-the-scenes look at the production of a male strip show — and the performance itself.
Direction
Scott treats strippers as artists, not objects.
Production
Pre-AIDS San Francisco preserved in grainy 16mm.
Director
Steve Scott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in the same Castro district months before the first AIDS cases emerged, making the unguarded intimacy almost unbearably poignant in retrospect.
Director Steve Scott was a pioneering gay filmmaker who also shot hardcore features; this 'legitimate' documentary was his crossover attempt.
US
