20th Century Cube Presents The Times Of Harvey Milk
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Sun 1 March 2009 // 20:00
(Sun 1st / 8pm / £4/3)
(Rob Epstein / 1984 / USA / 90 minutes/ Cert 15)
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in 1978. Milk's life leading up to his election, his successful efforts to represent the gay community, and reactions to his death are documented here with news film and personal recollection. A fitting accompaniment to Gus Van Sant's bio-pic, Rob Epstein's documentary won Best Documentary Oscar.