The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

87 min. Directors: Rob Epstein and Robert Epstein. Cast: Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Henry Der, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano.

The title puts the emphasis on history
1984 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature
1978 Then-acting Mayor Dianne Feinstein, president of the Board of Supervisors, making the public announcement that both Mayor George Moscone and had been killed
Narrated by Harvey Fierstein
City Hall aide Anne Kronenberg, teacher Tom Ammiano, Sally Gearheart
Video will
Camera store
Castro district
Coors beer boycott
District elections transformed SF politics
Gay rights ordinance
Battle over Proposition 6, which sought to ban gay teachers
Distinctly peaceful candlelight march and violent “White Night” riots after sentencing
White’s taped confession
Music by Mark Isham
Preserved by UCLA Film and Television Archive