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Vito

Play trailer Poster for Vito 2011,  1h 33m,  Documentary/ Biography/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz pays tribute to Vito Russo, author of "The Celluloid Closet" and one of the Gay Pride movement's leading activists.

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Bruce DeMara Toronto Star Jul 19, 2012
3.5/4
Vito Russo is a real-life hero. Vito, the documentary, tells us why. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 26, 2020
3.5/4.0
The film captures the infancy and vibrancy of a growing movement. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Jun 9, 2020
...one of the rare politically constructed films with a strong emotional through-line, an undertow that sweeps you out into a sea of feelings normally verboten in the politically constipated world of American politics. Go to Full Review
Ashley Norris HeyUGuys Apr 16, 2013
4/5
This documentary helps immortalise a man with a message of freedom, change, and achievement - one which may have been forgotten. Go to Full Review
Josh Slater-Williams The Skinny Feb 27, 2013
4/5
What remains of that great voice in archive form is a huge part of the film's success ... Go to Full Review
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Jeffrey Schwarz

Director

Richard Barrios

Self

Richard Berkowitz

Self

Rob Epstein

Self

Jim Fouratt

Self

Jeffrey Friedman

Self

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz pays tribute to Vito Russo, author of "The Celluloid Closet" and one of the Gay Pride movement's leading activists.
Director
Jeffrey Schwarz
Producer
Jeffrey Schwarz
Production Co
Automat Pictures, Making it Big
Genre
Documentary, Biography, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
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