Photography by Janis Vogel
The video for "Golden Age of Hustlers" is a 21st-century queer masterpiece and, according to Silas Howard,"an archival, inter-generational, collaborative labor of love." He should know, he co-directed the video with director Erin Greenwell (My Best Day, Sundance 2012) and, not only does the heartfelt video include many Downtown darlings and icons--such as Kate Bornstein, Merrie Cherry, Untitled Queen--it features singer Justin Vivian Bond front and center.
Howard explains that the the song and video is meant as a "queer time capsule set in the 1970s gay hustler scene on Polk Street in San Francisco."
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Documentary filmmaker Rob Epstein (The Times of Harvey Milk, Common Threads, andThe Celluloid Closet) was a consultant for the archival footage they gathered for the video.
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Cinematographer is PJ Raval (above, center) was the cinematographer.
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And the video features the queer and trans community in a moving document to be cherished.
Watch the full video below: