The Times of Harvey Milk [1984]

The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)



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The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 American documentary film produced in the United States and premiered at The Telluride Film Festival and then on November 1, 1984 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.



The Times of Harvey Milk, conceived by Rob Epstein and directed by Richard Schmiechen and Rob Epstein, documents the political career of Harvey Milk, who was San Francisco's first openly gay supervisor. The film, at times humorous, at times tragic, documents the rise of Milk from a neighborhood activist to becoming a symbol of gay political achievement, through to his assassination at San Francisco's city hall, and the Dan White trial and aftermath.



The film was produced after Milk's death using original interviews, exclusive documentary footage, news reports, and archival footage, so that Milk is credited as the lead (posthumously). Other politicians including San Francisco mayor George Moscone (who was assassinated with Milk), and Moscone's successor and now United States Senator Dianne Feinstein appear in archival footage. The movie opens with a tearful Feinstein delivering her announcement to the media that Moscone and Milk had been assassinated by Dan White.



Also featured in the film is then-schoolteacher Tom Ammiano, who has been a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors since 1994, and was recently elected to the California State Assembly.



The film was narrated by Harvey Fierstein with an original score by Mark Isham.



The film was directed by Rob Epstein and Richard Schmiechen. Richard Schmiechen died from AIDS several years after the completion of the film.





Academy Awards, USA



1985 Won Oscar Best Documentary, Features Rob Epstein Richard Schmiechen







Boston Society of Film Critics Awards



1985 Won BSFC Award Best Documentary







International Documentary Association



1985 Won IDA Award Richard Schmiechen







New York Film Critics Circle Awards



1984 Won NYFCC Award Best Documentary







News & Documentary Emmy Awards



1986 Won Emmy Outstanding Interview/Interviewer - Programs Harvey Fierstein







Peabody Awards



1986 Won Peabody Award



San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival



1985 Won Audience Award Best Documentary Rob Epstein







Sundance Film Festival



1985 Won Special Jury Prize Documentary Rob Epstein





1985 Nominated Grand Jury Prize Documentary Rob Epstein