YouTube has greenlit “State of Pride,” an original feature documentary that promises an unflinching look at the significance of the gay-pride movement from award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.The documentary is slated to debut in June 2019 on YouTube — on the free, ad-supported version of the service, not behind the YouTube Premium paywall.
Epstein and Friedman’s past work documenting the Lgbtq experience include the Oscar-winning “Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt” and Emmy Award-winning film “The Celluloid Closet.” The duo direct “State of Pride,” which is produced by digital studio Portal A.“State of Pride” promises to capture a diverse range of Lgbtq+ perspectives on the meaning and value of the pride movement through interviews by Raymond Braun, who previously led Lgbtq outreach efforts for YouTube and has become a leading voice in the community.
In the film, Braun travels to major U.S.
cities and rural towns
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