Queerguru talks with Casey Clark, Chris Danuser & Trenesa Danuser about their new short film Pap’s Manifesto. It’s the story of a widowed Gold Star Father, hell-bent on avenging his son’s death by truck bombing a mosque, who struggles to complete his mission after he discovers his granddaughter hidden in his explosives.
Five years ago I got to film my very first interview. Talk about starting at the very top as my guest was LARRY KRAMER the legendary outspoken gay activist, playwright, author, film producer, and public health advocate. He was also a personal hero of mine too.
Larry was in Provincetown with his husband the architectural designer David Webster for the screening on a new documentary of his life Larry Kramer in Love and Anger, directed by his friend Jean Carlomusto. Though very frail at the time he generously agreed to the interview that the crew of PTV filmed in his hosts garden.
I was as nervous as hell facing the great man that I had admired from afar for so long. As a AIDS widower I was so indebted for his unceasing work at ACT UP and GMHC to help all of us affected by that epidemic, and as gay man had been so utterly moved by reading The Normal Heart and Faggots.
I needn’t have worried Larry is the most generous of men and never let on if he recognised my total inexperience. I remember distinctly the pleasure I had of making him laugh more than once, and making one of my camera crew cry.
That afternoon will always forever stay with me, and now that it has just been announced that Larry Kramer died today at the age of 84, I’m sharing this interview again to remember (to paraphrase writer/actor David Drake) The Day I Met Larry Kramer. May He Rest In Peace
P.S. As Deven was saying a tearful farewell to her injured BF at Heathrow Airport about to catch a flight to Boston, a (real) Nun put her arms around her to comfort her …….little knowing that this was Mrs Betty Bowers America’s Favorite Christian. …….. and who has just co authored a book ‘Everybody F–k Off!
The fabulously funny Dixie Longate left her children tethered up to her Trailer in Mobile Alabama to bring her hilarious K-CK SH-TTER SHOW to the Pilgrim House and she sat down with QUEERGURU to tell us all about that and her Happy Hour Online Show: Check out the video.
The interview was conducted by Roger Walker-Dack and filmed by Dan Desjardins (on a temperamental camera) at The PIlgrim House.
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