Art and Pep

Name: Art and Pep
Director: Mercedes Kane
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-07-17
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Arthur Johnston, José Pepe Peña, Cleve Jones, Lori Lightfoot, Greg Harris

Falling in love was easy. Fighting for love was everything.

2022 · 89 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary

Art Johnston and Pepe Peña are civil rights leaders whose life and love is a force behind LGBTQ+ equality in the heart of the country. Their iconic gay bar, Sidetrack, has helped fuel movements and create community for decades in Chicago's queer enclave. But, behind the business and their historic activism exists a love unlike any other.

Directed by Mercedes Kane

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