FILMS
The Unabridged Mrs. Vera's Daybook (2023)
Feature film
THE UNABRIDGED MRS. VERA’S DAYBOOK tells the story of queer artists David Faulk and Michael Johnstone, two men who decide to bring joy and color to a community torn apart by AIDS, while battling the disease themselves. Supporters, fellow activists and members of Verasphere paint this vivid portrait of perseverance, compassion and outrageous dime-store fashion.
Rent/Own The Unabridged Mrs. Vera’s Daybook here
VERASPHERE: A Love Story in Costume (2018)
Short film
The award-winning short that would inspire The Unabridged Mrs. Vera’s Daybook. VERASPHERE: A Love Story in Costume explores the massive art and costume project founded by Michael Johnstone and David Faulk in the mid 1990s. Open to all, a flashy movement of radical fashion explodes on the streets of San Francisco’s annual Pride parade and continues to dazzle spectators every June.
VERASPHERE: A Love Story in Costume is available on Sofy.tv
Ruminations (2017)
Feature film
"Who in the Hell is Rumi Missabu?" Find out as we follow the luridly glamorous life of a counter-culture and drag icon. As a founding member of the radical queer performance group, The Cockettes, Rumi dove headfirst into the LSD fueled hippie culture of San Francisco before disappearing off the grid for decades. Ruminations explores a cult legend's rise, fall, and re-emergence at the end of an enigmatic life.
Own the unrated director’s cut on Blu-ray and DVD here.
Watch the shortened, streaming-friendly version on Amazon
Library of Dust (2011)
Short film
While touring The Oregon State Hospital, a legislator and a team of journalists uncover thousands of corroding copper canisters containing cremated remains of more than 3,500 people who died while living at the state-run psychiatric facility. This haunting documentary short film follows the families of these forgotten souls who wouldn’t stay silent any longer.
Available on Amazon
