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Art and Pep(2022)
Status: Released
Date: 2022-07-17
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Time: 1h 29m
Falling in love was easy. Fighting for love was everything.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Daisy May Films
Movie: Art and Pep
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Cleve Jones
Self
Lori Lightfoot
Self
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