“...Godfather is a loving reminiscence of a not-far-bygone era and offers nothing but respect to a much-maligned genre.” Citypaper/Philadelphia
Mel (the Godfather) & Rita @ the Gemini Party / SF607
WINNER The Emerging Filmmaker Award @ the 25th Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival Official Selection: NewFest Frameline 31 CTGLFF Philly IGLFF New Orleans LGBT Santa Fe GL Film Series Portobello FF/London MusiXine/Oulu Finland Fire Island FF Lisbon GLFF/Portugal Athens IFF/Greece Cork FF/Ireland Turks & Caicos FF MOFFOM/Prague If New York gave us her stamp of approval, San Francisco gave us her love. Big up to all the great people at Frameline, AIDS Housing Alliance, Medium Rare Music and Franky, Gilles and the Pink SF crew for holding it down in Northern California. “A mesmerizing overview of the rise and fall of ‘70s-era dance music in New York City.” Max Sparber/Pulse of the Twin Cities “Grade: A If you don’t know Mel, that’s all the more reason to run as quickly as you can to see this wonderful movie” Steve Weinstein/Edge Philadelphia “...the film got me excited about the music and frankly, just made me want to dance...” Jon Mallow/LOGOonline “...whether the gay angle grabs you or not, the film serves as a great history lesson into the development of the New York City scene.” Bruce Tantum/Time Out NY