Ruminations

Synopsis

A documentary profile on Rumi Missabu, the iconoclast cofounder of San Francisco's infamous Cockettes. Through archive footage, animation and new interviews with stars from SF's queer art past, his lurid tales in and out of the spotlight are revealed as he reinvents himself at the end of his life.

Details

Director

Robert James

Release

January 25, 2018

Status

Released

Runtime

1h 19m

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Where to watch

Streaming data by JustWatch

Cast

• Rumi Missabu

  Self
• 
  Cindy Williams

  Self
• Bill Bowers

  Self
• Richard Koldewyn

  Self
• Donna Personna

  Self
• Steven Palmer

  Self
• Pamela Tent-Carpenter

  Self
• Joe E. Jeffreys

  Self
• Eric Schum

  Self
• Daniel Nicoletta

  Self
• Puppy Love

  Self
• Sailor Galaviz

  Self

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