THERE ARE THINGS TO DO + A SIMPLE MATTER OF JUSTICE: Award Encore

NewFest35 Audience Award: Documentary Short (THERE ARE THINGS TO DO)
Streaming Dec 1–7
Join NewFest and the American LGBTQ+ Museum for this virtual encore presentation as we commemorate the pioneering organizer Urvashi Vaid alongside additional leaders & activists from the 80s and 90s via the 30th anniversary of the 1993 March on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights.

Featuring Mike Syers’ NewFest35 Audience Award-winning short documentary THERE ARE THINGS TO DO about the life and legacy of Urvashi Vaid, followed by the JEB (Joan E. Biren)’s feature-length 1993 documentary A SIMPLE MATTER OF JUSTICE: THE 1993 MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR LESBIAN, GAY, AND BI EQUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERATION.

This virtual screening will feature:


THERE ARE THINGS TO DO
Dir. Mike Syers, USA, 2023, 18 min
Urvashi Vaid, an outspoken immigrant, lesbian and woman of color was an LGBTQ+ superhero & helped shape the modern day gay rights movement. Her life with partner Kate Clinton & vision serves as a roadmap for generations facing anti-LGBTQ+ backlash.



A SIMPLE MATTER OF JUSTICE: The 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation
Dir. JEB (Joan E. Biren), USA, 1993, 56 min
A powerful and moving piece documenting the LGBTQ+ movement for equality in the early 1990s that expresses all the emotions of the joyful protest that was the 1993 March on Washington.

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JEB (Joan E. Biren)

Urvashi Vaid, Kathy Najimy, Cybil Shepard, Jesse Jackson, Ian McKellan, RuPaul, Larry Kramer, Barney Frank, Eartha Kitt, Lea Delaria