Movie

The Cockettes

2002 · 100 min

A warm, affectionate dive into a wild creative scene, full of glitter and eccentricity, with a bittersweet undertow as the party fades.

Tagline: 1969 … San Francisco … Sexual Anarchy
Overview: Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, gender, sexuality, art
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
gender
sexuality
art
found family
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild