Art And Pep

Production Country: USA
Running Time: 89mins
Year: 2022

Art and Pep are the owners of the iconic bar Sidetrack, Chicago. And they're also civil rights leaders who have been fighting for LGBTQ+ equality for decades, their activism is the focus of their struggle to live and love freely.

FILM CREW:
Director: Mercedes Kane
Producer: Nate Freyman, Sanghoon Lee
Exec Producer: Kevin Hauswirth
Writer: Mercedes Kane
DOP: Sanghoon Lee
Editor: C.J. Arellano
Sound Design: Bryen Hensley, Victoria Salazar, Cory Coken, Jeff Ryan, Noelle Daniels, Katie Waters, Laura Rouser
Composer: Fred Kron, Jesse Case
Animation: Dom Soo, Jackie Chang, Bobby Sims

Cast: Arthur Johnston, Jose Pepé Peña, Cleve Jones, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Rep Greg Harris, Senator Mike Simmons


FESTIVALS:
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival November 2023
Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival September 2023
Woods Hole Film Festival July 2023
New York True Venture Film Festival May 2023
Queergestreift Festival April 2023
Leeds Queer Film Festival March 2023
Salem Film Festival March 2023
Women's International Film & Arts Festival (WIFF) March 2023
OMOVIES FILM FESTIVAL December 2022
Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival November 2022
Stamped Film Festival November 2022
OutReels Cincinnati November 2022
St. Louis International Film Festival November 2022
Centre Film Festival October 2022
12th Annual Fabulous Independent Film Festival October 2022
Newport Beach Film Festival October 2022
Chicago International Film Festival October 2022
Heartland International Film Festival October 2022
Out On Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival September 2022
Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival July 2022