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About the Film
The brilliant work, personal struggles, and cultural impact of iconic American writers Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams explodes onto the screen in this innovative dual-portrait documentary. Filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland masterfully collages a wealth of archival material, including dishy talk show appearances with Dick Cavett and David Frost, with clips from some of the duo’s most memorable movie adaptations: A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and In Cold Blood.
Featuring vibrant voiceover work by award-winning actors Jim Parsons (Capote) and Zachary Quinto (Williams), the film is dripping with wit and wisdom. It is a celebration of both men's fearless candor and often tumultuous friendship that honors how their identity as gay Southerners informed their timeless artistic achievements and relationships with family, colleagues, confidants, and – most significantly – each other.
Press
"Beautifully constructed... captivating. A wonderfully evocative time capsule and a candid tribute to a pair of artistic legends." - Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
"Offers a vivid sketch… like hearing one author in stereo." - Ben Kenigsberg, The New York Times
"An insightful window into the minds of two literary greats and queer icons… an intimate and immersive study of two men immortalised through words." - Pat Mullen, POV Magazine
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