The Times of Harvey Milk

Austrian premiere of the newly restored 4K version for the 40th anniversary. With historical introduction by QWIEN.

As an intrepid human rights activist and the first openly gay US politician to be elected to public office, Harvey Milk was a true pioneer. Even after his assassination in 1978, he continued to inspire discriminated and marginalised people around the world.

The Oscar-winning documentary THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK by Robert Epstein was as groundbreaking when it was released as its subject. As one of the first documentary films to focus on the lives of homosexual people in the USA, it brought Milk's message of hope and equality to a wider audience. Original documents, interviews and archive footage combine to create a vivid portrait of San Francisco's historic Castro District in the 1970s and bear witness to the legacy of a political trailblazer whose influence continues to the present day.