Film historian Jenni Olson discovered a badly-damaged film print of a 1967 documentary that showed pre-Stonewall Manhattan ball culture. It is some of the only color footage ever found, and no negative was ever discovered. In 2009 the Outfest Legacy Project in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive did a full restoration of this historically important document.
Joanne Herman donated major major funds to make this happen. I will always be grateful to her for her leadership!
The film was part of an exploitative double bill called She Man, a “forced feminization” story about a soldier (played by drag performer Leslie Marlowe) blackmailed into making a gender transition against his will.
From the poster:
A searching look into the lives of four men who live and dress like women…
QUEENS AT HEART
Can medical science help them? See it all! Uncut!
From the poster:
Plus an exciting venture into the twilight world…
QUEENS AT HEART
A searching look into the lives of men who yearn to be women
Learn more about the Outfest/UCLA Legacy Project here:
https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/outfest-ucla-legacy-project
2011 screening details:
https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2011-03-06/highlighting-outfest-legacy-project-three-films-0
Queens at Heart via Wikipedia:
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