QC Cinema releases documentary about famed "sex liberator"
Philadelphia, PA -
Breaking Glass Pictures' QC Cinema label has announced the October 25, 2011 DVD release of director Robert Oppel's Uncle Bob). The brazen documentary about Robert Opel, told through the eyes of his nephew and namesake, uncovers the radical life of a man who lived like he had nothing to hide.
April 2, 1974, millions of Americans tuned in to the 46th Academy Awards and watched as an anonymous man streaked naked across the stage in the middle of the show. In an instant, the prankster Robert Opel sprung to iconic status, but to this day few people know the full story behind the man who is widely remembered for a single moment in his life.
Opel's nephew—also named Robert—presents this fascinating documentary that illuminates the story of the gay San Francisco photographer and gallery owner who lived a life of political activism–and public indecency-until his murder in 1979.
Uncle Bob takes viewers back to the politically turbulent 1970s when San Francisco's nascent gay rights movement took flight. Featuring interviews with Opel's peers as well as rarely seen archived interviews with early gay icons like John Waters, drag performer Divine and Elizabeth Taylor, Uncle Bob brings the story of a revolutionary period in LGBT history to modern audiences.
DVD special features will include a photo gallery, music video, interview with director Robert Oppel, 1979 Interview with Robert Opel and Divine, and a making-of featurette.
The trailer is avaiable on Youtube.
Source: press release
April 2, 1974, millions of Americans tuned in to the 46th Academy Awards and watched as an anonymous man streaked naked across the stage in the middle of the show. In an instant, the prankster Robert Opel sprung to iconic status, but to this day few people know the full story behind the man who is widely remembered for a single moment in his life.
Opel's nephew—also named Robert—presents this fascinating documentary that illuminates the story of the gay San Francisco photographer and gallery owner who lived a life of political activism–and public indecency-until his murder in 1979.
Uncle Bob takes viewers back to the politically turbulent 1970s when San Francisco's nascent gay rights movement took flight. Featuring interviews with Opel's peers as well as rarely seen archived interviews with early gay icons like John Waters, drag performer Divine and Elizabeth Taylor, Uncle Bob brings the story of a revolutionary period in LGBT history to modern audiences.
DVD special features will include a photo gallery, music video, interview with director Robert Oppel, 1979 Interview with Robert Opel and Divine, and a making-of featurette.
The trailer is avaiable on Youtube.
Source: press release
