A 25-minute love letter to the actor who broke hearts and changed minds.
A documentary tribute to River Phoenix stressing the impact that River Phoenix had on gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals.
Direction
Parry's tender curation of rare archive footage.
Production
Intimate interviews with queer filmmakers who knew him.
Director
William Parry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released just three years after Phoenix's overdose, this was among the first docs to explicitly center his significance to LGBTQ+ audiences rather than mainstream Hollywood.
Director William Parry was a founding member of ACT UP, and the film's grassroots distribution relied heavily on queer film festivals and university screenings.
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