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2024 Sarasota Film Festival

A House Is Not a Disco

Documentary, LGBTQ+

20241 hr 30 minUnited StatesEnglish

Screenings

  • A House Is Not a Disco [FLORIDA PREMIERE]

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    Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 PM EDT

    Ends 7:00 PM EDT

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    Regal Hollywood - screen #3

    About This Screening

    Q&A: Brian J. Smith, Director

  • A House Is Not a Disco [FLORIDA PREMIERE]

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    Friday, April 12 at 2:00 PM EDT

    Ends 3:30 PM EDT

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    Regal Hollywood screen #7

    About This Screening

    Q&A: Brian J. Smith, Director

About this film

Florida Premiere. A House Is Not A Disco documents a year-in-the-life in the world’s most iconic “homo-normative” community: Fire Island Pines. Situated fifty miles from New York City, this storied queer beach town finds itself in the midst of a renaissance as a new generation of millennial homeowners reimagine The Pines for a new, more inclusive era. A large cast of unforgettable eccentrics, activists, drifters old-timers and first-timers reflect on the legacy of The Pines while preparing their beloved village for the biggest challenge it has faced since the AIDS crisis: rising seas caused by climate change. Directed by veteran queer actor Brian J. Smith (Sense8, Matrix Revolutions) in an enchanting documentary debut.


In Attendance: Brian J. Smith

Credits

Director
Brian J. Smith
Producer
Jeremy Truong, Joe Conforti
Executive Producer
Chris Panizzon, Kathleen Flood, Justin Lacob, Andrew Kirkley
Cinematographer
Eric Schleicher
Editor
Blake Pruitt, Kyle Sims
Music
Simon P. Castonguay
Cast
Doug Harris, Stevie Williams, Nick Ammaturo
Documentary FeatureLGBTQ+
A House Is Not a Disco
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