21 Feb 2012
It Gets Better
Inspired by the It Gets Better Project this documentary film follows the stories of three real-life subjects who are at unique impasses related to their identities as gay or transgender people.
Halston
High Fashion. High Finance. High Life.
From Iowa to Studio 54, this investigation into the rags-to-riches story of America’s first superstar designer uncovers the cautionary tale of an artist who sold his name to Wall Street.
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Liza Minnelli Self
Marisa Berenson Self
Naeem Khan Self
Pat Cleveland Self
Karen Bjornson Self
Bob Colacello Self
Tavi Gevinson Chloe the Narrator
Sean Dugan Bill Dugan
Cornelia Guest D.D. Ryan
Corey Allen Ed Austin (uncredited)
Jacqueline Kennedy Self (archive footage)
Brooke Shields Self (archive footage)
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