Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Cherry Grove stories : fire island's best kept secrets / Breaking Glass Pictures presents ; a MYKNYC production ; a film by Michael Fisher ; produced by Gary Sacks.

Publisher, Date:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : Breaking Glass Pictures, [2019]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

Summary:

A documentary film by Michael Fisher that recounts the unique character of Cherry Grove, a community on Fire Island, New York. Cherry Grove became a safe haven for gays during a time when two men holding hands in public was illegal. Fisher's interviews with residents expose hidden stories and unknown facts that need to be told.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Gay men -- New York (State) -- Cherry Grove -- History.

Gays -- New York (State) -- Fire Island (Island) -- History.

Gay community -- New York (State) -- Fire Island (Island) -- History.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Fisher, Michael, film director.

Sacks, Gary, producer.