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Zeitgeist 1977: The First Festival

Country: United States, Language: English, 7 mins

  • Director: Lauretta Molitor

CGiii Comment

The founding fathers of Frameline...fascinating stuff.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Participants in the very first “Gay Film Festival of Super-8 Films” (what ultimately became Frameline)—including filmmakers Marc Huestis, David Weissman, Dan Nicoletta, and Rob Epstein—share their recollections in these excerpts from longtime Bay Area filmmaker Lauretta Molitor’s upcoming documentary profile of Huestis, Impresario.

Cast & Characters

Rob Epstein;
Marc Huestis;
Daniel Nicoletta;
David Weissman