Marc Huestis (born December 26, 1954) is an American filmmaker, camp
impresario and social activist. He is best known for his motion
picture Sex Is... and his in-person tributes/benefit events feting
celebrities from Hollywood's Golden Age and cult personas at San
Francisco's Castro Theatre.Huestis was born in Long Island, New York.
His mother was a dancer and his father was a video editor at NBC,
where he cut the hit TV show Hullabaloo. He studied theater at
Binghamton University from 1972 to 1974. Afterwards, Huestis took the
famed Green Tortoise to San Francisco & there hooked up with the
colorful theatre group the Angels of Light. His interest soon veered
to film, taking classes at City College of San Francisco. While
getting his super 8 films developed at Harvey Milk's Castro Camera
store, he met a group of fellow fledgeling filmmakers. Together with
Daniel Nicoletta, Ric Mears and others, Huestis founded the San
Francisco Gay Film Festival, now the oldest and largest of its ilk. In
2001, in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Festival, Huestis and
the founding members were given the Frameline Film Festival
Award.Huestis' history as a filmmaker parallels that of the San
Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, now Frameline
Film Festival. From the early days of gay film in the 1970s when his
grainy super 8 films were projected on stained sheets, to the advent
of new technologies, Huestis has been dedicated to being a unique
voice in the filmmaking community. He has directed the following
titles:In 1994, along with producer Lawrence Helman, Huestis began to
present celebrity tributes at San Francisco's majestic Castro Theatre.
The first, The Poseidon Event-ure featuring star Carol Lynley, was a
success, selling out the 1400 seat venue. Soon these events drew
national attention, where in an article entitled "Celebration of
Camp", Variety reporter Dennis Harvey commented " it took local
entrepreneur Marc Huestis to perfect a meld of screen and live
ultrakitsch."
impresario and social activist. He is best known for his motion
picture Sex Is... and his in-person tributes/benefit events feting
celebrities from Hollywood's Golden Age and cult personas at San
Francisco's Castro Theatre.Huestis was born in Long Island, New York.
His mother was a dancer and his father was a video editor at NBC,
where he cut the hit TV show Hullabaloo. He studied theater at
Binghamton University from 1972 to 1974. Afterwards, Huestis took the
famed Green Tortoise to San Francisco & there hooked up with the
colorful theatre group the Angels of Light. His interest soon veered
to film, taking classes at City College of San Francisco. While
getting his super 8 films developed at Harvey Milk's Castro Camera
store, he met a group of fellow fledgeling filmmakers. Together with
Daniel Nicoletta, Ric Mears and others, Huestis founded the San
Francisco Gay Film Festival, now the oldest and largest of its ilk. In
2001, in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Festival, Huestis and
the founding members were given the Frameline Film Festival
Award.Huestis' history as a filmmaker parallels that of the San
Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, now Frameline
Film Festival. From the early days of gay film in the 1970s when his
grainy super 8 films were projected on stained sheets, to the advent
of new technologies, Huestis has been dedicated to being a unique
voice in the filmmaking community. He has directed the following
titles:In 1994, along with producer Lawrence Helman, Huestis began to
present celebrity tributes at San Francisco's majestic Castro Theatre.
The first, The Poseidon Event-ure featuring star Carol Lynley, was a
success, selling out the 1400 seat venue. Soon these events drew
national attention, where in an article entitled "Celebration of
Camp", Variety reporter Dennis Harvey commented " it took local
entrepreneur Marc Huestis to perfect a meld of screen and live
ultrakitsch."
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