Art and Pep

Art and Pep (2022)

July 17th, 20221h 29min

Documentary
90%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Michael Lost and Found

Michael Lost and Found


Released on: 2017-05-27
Documentary

When a feature film is made about them seven years after their break-up, Benjie Nycum visits his ex-...

Secrets of the Gay Sauna

Secrets of the Gay Sauna


Released on: 2016-03-02
Documentary

Gay saunas are places where men meet strangers to have sex. With exclusive access to one Nottingham ...

Femmenell (City of Mermaids)

Femmenell (City of Mermaids)


Released on: 2024-11-16
Documentary

A journey between the sacred and profane in which the Femminielli, an ancient non-binary Neapolitan ...

Paris Is Burning

Paris Is Burning


Released on: 1991-03-13
Documentary

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provid...

Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric

Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric


Released on: 2017-02-06
Documentary, TV Movie

Katie Couric travels across the U.S. to talk with scientists, psychologists, activists, authors and ...

This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous

This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous


Released on: 2017-01-24
Documentary

A groundbreaking film that portrays the journey of Gigi Lazzarato, a fearless woman who began life a...

Transition

Transition


Released on: 2016-04-25
Documentary

A documentary exploring gender identity and what it means to be transgender.

The Spark: The Origins of Pride

The Spark: The Origins of Pride


Released on: 2019-07-24
Documentary

A story of the LGBT struggle from the 1960s to the present, after the Stonewall riot sparked the mil...

Passing

Passing


Released on: 2015-09-27
Documentary

A short documentary profiling the lives of three transgender Black men, exploring what life is like ...

Moscow Does Not Believe in Queers

Moscow Does Not Believe in Queers


Released on: 1986-01-01
Documentary

Documentary about the ten days the director spent in Moscow, during the 1986 Moscow Youth Festival, ...

I Am My Own Woman

I Am My Own Woman


Released on: 1992-10-30
Drama, Documentary

The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped s...

Journey

Journey


Released on: 2017-02-08
Documentary

Journey is an autobiographical video about my identity and an investigation into issues of desire, l...

Feed Them to the Cannibals!

Feed Them to the Cannibals!


Released on: 1993-01-01
Documentary

Originally broadcast on ABC's True Stories in 1993, Feed Them to the Cannibals tells the story of Sy...

Queer Japan

Queer Japan


Released on: 2020-12-11
Documentary

Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexualit...

Synonymous With

Synonymous With


Released on: 2021-04-12
Horror, Drama, Documentary, Comedy, History

A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host ...

Warriors of the Discotheque

Warriors of the Discotheque


Released on: 2015-08-17
Documentary

The place is the notorious Starck Club (so called because it was the first major project designed by...

The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances

The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances


Released on: 2022-06-03
Drama, Documentary, Romance

A release that features 7 shorts from Italy, Israel, Tunisia, New Zealand, the United States and Fra...

A Tight, Warm Hug

A Tight, Warm Hug


Released on: 2024-01-01
Animation, Documentary

Lucy Rose, a transgender woman, shares her journey of self-love and empowerment since starting hormo...

Omelette

Omelette


Released on: 1998-01-14
Comedy, Drama, Documentary

A young man tired of writing and rewriting a screenplay decides to begin a Super 8mm film diary. He ...

Growing Up Trans

Growing Up Trans


Released on: 2015-06-30
Documentary

Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are tr...