"It's so freaking hard to see documentaries in a theater, queer or otherwise. However, in a world so cold, QDoc- Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival -is a hot little campfire. In fact, QDoc is the only festival in the US devoted exclusively to queer documentaries. Founded in 2007 by filmmaker David Weissman and his partner, Russ Gage, both were recent Portland transplants who had been part of organizing San Francisco's LGBTQ+ film festival Frameline."
"They saw an opportunity to create a fest focused specifically on queer documentaries, viewing the form as an integral way of recording queer history. After a decade of stewarding QDoc, the pair turned it over to another couple who'd become passionate supporters: Co-directors Molly King and Deb Kemp have run the fest since 2017, continuing its legacy as a place for people to gather and learn about a great diversity of queer experience."
QDoc is the only festival in the US devoted exclusively to queer documentaries. The festival was founded in 2007 by filmmaker David Weissman and Russ Gage, both Portland transplants with organizing experience at San Francisco's Frameline. The festival treats documentary film as a way to record queer history. Co-directors Molly King and Deb Kemp took over leadership in 2017 and sustained a program that gathers audiences to learn about diverse queer experiences. QDoc runs at Cinema 21 from October 24–26 offering varied films including a West Coast premiere of a Boy George documentary. Youth under 23 and elders 75+ attend free; general admission is $12.
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