After allowing myself a few days to feel saddened by the loss, I realized: what kismet.
But our moment seemed suddenly, instantly diminished, and though it is now the ubiquitous experience of films coming out in the COVID era, the idea that we would have none of the special planned public experiences was devastating because this is such a community film. Years of work had gotten my small-but-devoted production team to the moment we had all been waiting for-the film’s public release. And a week before that, two additional screening events we had planned in New York for the release were also cancelled. The previous week I had to cancel the two theatrical screenings that would make the film eligible for Oscars.
My documentary about my parents and their storied gay porn store, Circus of Books, landed on Netflix on April 22, 2020.
