WHAT:
San Francisco Pride expands its longtime partnership with Frameline45 in cooperation with Giants Enterprises for the first-ever Pride Movie Night at Oracle Park (PMNOP).
In The Heights is Friday evening’s feature presentation. Hosted by local performer and RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Rock M. Sakura, Friday’s pre-show includes a land acknowledgment by Landa Lakes and the Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits (BAAITS), appearances by Cheer SF and Dykes on Bikes, a pre-recorded message from Mayor London N. Breed, an in-person greeting from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and much more.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is Saturday night’s film. Hosted by Miss Gay United States Icon 2022 Bionka Simone, Saturday’s pre-show begins with another land acknowledgment by Landa Lakes and the Bay Area America Indian Two Spirits (BAAITS), and goes on to include appearances by Dykes on Bikes, Curve magazine founder Franco Stevens, opera singer Breanna Sinclaire, vogue artist Sir Joq, and many others.
In the absence of a traditional Parade and Celebration, PMNOP’s back-to-back evenings constitute the largest in-person events for SF Pride’s programming for June. In other words, this is SF Pride 2021.
WHEN:
Media Preview, Friday, June 11, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Arrivals/Interviews: Beginning at 5:30 p.m. | Pre-Show 6:30-8 p.m. | Red Carpet 7-7:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Oracle Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco
Media enter through the Willie Mays Gate
Section 219 is reserved as an area for media, with Red Carpet directly below in the Blue Shield Field Club lounge.
Full information will be emailed to confirmed RSVP’s
WHO:
Interviews are available with (participants subject to change):
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Fred Lopez, SF Pride Executive Director
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Carolyn Wysinger, SF Pride Board President
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James Woolley, Frameline Executive Director
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Allegra Madsen, Frameline Director of Programming
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Pre-show talent (TBD)
Please note: The media preview is not a full press conference, and no film talent will be present at PMNOP. Julie and Peter-Astrid will be on-site to coordinate interview requests.
RED CARPET DETAILS:
As PMNOP is essentially a film premiere, there will be a "Red Carpet" experience from 7-7:30 p.m. in the Blue Shield Field Club lounge. All media are welcome, but photographers must be credentialed through SF Pride in order to have access.
FAQ:
- All attendees, including media, must remain masked at all times (unless actively eating or drinking).
- Media are permitted to bring bags, but they must remain in the dedicated media areas. Volunteers will be on staff to assist.
- Please understand that California’s social-distancing limits do not lift until June 15, and Oracle Park staff will enforce the stadium’s strict public-health policies, including a prohibition against roaming around. They have absolute discretion to handle any situations that may arise, up to and including ejection.
Please see the full event FAQ here.
FILMS:
In The Heights
The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” invite you to a cinematic event, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... “In the Heights.”
Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
“In the Heights” fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.
“In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos (“A Star is Born,” Broadway’s “Hamilton”), Corey Hawkins (“Straight Outta Compton,” “BlacKkKlansman”), singer/songwriter Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera (TV’s “Vida”), Olga Merediz (Broadway’s “In the Heights”), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s “Rent”), Gregory Diaz IV (Broadway’s “Matilda the Musical”), Stephanie Beatriz (TV’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Dascha Polanco (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”) and Jimmy Smits (the “Star Wars” films).
Chu directed the film from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes, based on the musical stage play, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and concept by Miranda. Miranda, Hudes, Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs produced the film, with David Nicksay and Kevin McCormick serving as executive producers.
Behind the camera, Chu reunited with his “Crazy Rich Asians” production designer, Nelson Coates, and editor, Myron Kerstein. He also collaborated with director of photography Alice Brooks (TV’s “The Walking Dead”) and costume designer Mitchell Travers (“Eighth Grade”). Original songs by Miranda.
Alex Lacamoire (“Fosse/Verdon”) and Bill Sherman (“Sesame Street”) served as executive music producers. The choreography is by Christopher Scott, who previously teamed with Chu on the award-winning “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.”
“In the Heights” was filmed in New York, primarily on location in the dynamic community of Washington Heights.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a 5000 Broadway / Barrio Grrrl! / Likely Story / SGS Pictures Production, A Jon M. Chu Film, “In the Heights.” Slated to open on June 11, 2021 in theaters and on HBO Max, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will be available on HBO Max for 31 days from theatrical release.
“In the Heights” is rated PG-13 for some language and suggestive references.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Inspired by true events, “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” is the film adaptation of the award-winning hit musical from London’s West End, about Jamie New (newcomer Max Harwood), a teenager in a blue-collar English town with a dream of life on stage. While his classmates plan their livelihoods after graduation, Jamie contemplates revealing his secret career ambition as a fierce and proud drag queen. His best friend Pritti (Lauren Patel) and his loving mom (Sarah Lancashire) shower him with endless support while local drag legend Miss Loco Chanelle (Richard E. Grant) mentors him toward his debut stage performance. But it’s not all rainbows for Jamie as his unsupportive dad (Ralph Ineson), an uninspired career advisor (Sharon Horgan), and some ignorant school kids attempt to rain on his sensational aspirations. In rousing and colorful musical numbers, Jamie and his community inspire one another to be more accepting, and to see the value in facing adversity stepping out of the darkness into the spotlight.
“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” stars newcomer Max Harwood, Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson, Adeel Akhtar, Samuel Bottomley, with Sharon Horgan and Richard E. Grant. The stage production’s director, Jonathan Butterell, makes his feature film debut as director, with screenplay and lyrics by Tom MacRae, songs by Dan Gillespie Sells, and a score composed by Sells and Anne Dudley. Mark Herbert, p.g.a., Peter Carlton, p.g.a., and Arnon Milchan are producing, with Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Natalie Lehmann, Daniel Battsek, Ollie Madden, Peter Balm, Niall Shamma, and Jes Wilkins serving as executive producers. Rated PG-13.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie releases exclusively and globally on Amazon Prime Video on September 17, 2021.
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