Summary An emotional documentary about the last gay piano bar in the directors neighborhood of Silver Lake, it was the CHEERS for the older set. The film interweaves personal interviews and archival footage, including various performances at the piano. It captures candid stories from bar patrons who share tales of what it was like to be gay in the '40s to the 80s, and they recount their stories of raids and entrapment's at the bar by the LAPD where lives were ruined for just going out for a beer. The filmmaker started the project in 2004, and ended the movie with the sad closing of the bar in 2012 to make way for a neighborhood family restaurant. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 16, 2025
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Facebook Official site
Language : English
Summary An emotional documentary about the last gay piano bar in the directors neighborhood of Silver Lake, it was the CHEERS for the older set. The film interweaves personal interviews and archival footage, including various performances at the piano. It captures candid stories from bar patrons who share tales of what it was like to be gay in the '40s to the 80s, and they recount their stories of raids and entrapment's at the bar by the LAPD where lives were ruined for just going out for a beer. The filmmaker started the project in 2004, and ended the movie with the sad closing of the bar in 2012 to make way for a neighborhood family restaurant. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 16, 2025
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Facebook Official site
Language : English
