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When: Sunday, August 15, 2021 @ 4PM

Hot Spot: Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA

Deets: The 2021 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival’s lineup includes a special screening of Gemmel & Tim documentary. The timely, news-breaking documentary GEMMEL & TIM, about the deaths of two black men in connection with last week's recently convicted political donor Ed Buck in West Hollywood - from award winning director, Michiel Thomas (GAME FACE, THAT’S WILD). In 2017 and 2019 respectively, Gemmel “Juelz” Moore and Timothy “Tim” Dean, two gay black men, both died of a meth overdose at the now-infamous Laurel Street apartment of Ed Buck, a once influential Democratic donor, businessman and animal, LGBTQ+, political activist.

The deaths sent shockwaves through LA’s LGBTQ+ community and particularly West Hollywood, LA’s gay mecca. The ensuing media circus cooked up a spicy concoction of sex, drugs, race and politics, but had no appetite for the in-depth human stories of who Gemmel and Tim truly were. This documentary looks at Gemmel and Tim’s parallel walks of life through the eyes of their extended families:

Who You May Spot: Michiel Thomas (Director, Gemmel & Tim), Michael Franklinbill (Producer, and Actor on AppleTV+ Truth Be Told, Niq Lewis (Subject), Gia Banks (Gemmel’s house mother. Stars in HBO Max’s Legendary Season 2), Jerome Kitchen (Subject, Gemmel’s best friend and activist #Justice4Gemmel)DeMarco Majors, (Subject, Tim’s friend and ex-pro basketball player), Walter Harris (Subject, Tim’s friend and teammate), Jeffrey Drew

Hint for the Average Socialite: Tickets are available for purchase.

Check out how to score free premiere passes.

What’s Trending: @gemmelandtim @Outfest