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This star-studded HBO Max docuseries honors LGBTQ icons with never-before-seen archival footage and stylistic depictions that bring to life the gripping and true backstories of rebellious leaders and unsung heroes

Description

This star-studded HBO Max docuseries honors LGBTQ icons with never-before-seen archival footage and stylistic depictions that bring to life the gripping and true backstories of rebellious leaders and unsung heroes.

Cast: Jamie Clayton, Cole Doman, Theo Germaine, Sara Gilbert, Alexandra Grey, Gale Harold, Cheyenne Jackson, Isis King, Keiynan Lonsdale, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow, Heather Matarazzo, Sam Pancake, Shannon Purser, Anne Ramsay, Anthony Rapp, Jai Rodriguez, Hailie Sahar, Scott Turner Schofield, Alex Staggs, Samira Wiley

Part of The 32nd Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival

EQUAL is executive produced and led by Scout Productions’ Emmy Award-winning team - Academy Award® winner Michael Williams (The Fog of War), Joel Chiodi, David Collins (Queer Eye), and Rob Eric (Queer Eye) along with Emmy nominated Berlanti Productions’ Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon, Arrow, Riverdale, The Flash) and Sarah Schechter (Supergirl, Riverdale), Emmy and Golden Globe® winner Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, The Normal Heart, The Boys in the Band) and Emmy nominee Todd Spiewak (Special, Young Sheldon, A Kid Like Jake) as well as Eric Norsoph from That’s Wonderful Productions, Jon Jashni (Lost in Space) from Raintree Ventures, and Mike Darnell and Brooke Karzen, Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. Diane Becker and Melanie Miller of Fishbowl Films serve as producers.

Director

Stephen Kijak, Kimberly Reed