Created by veteran Filipinx-American filmmakers and LGBTQ+ activists Desireena Almoradie and Barbara Malaran (who are both central in the film’s story), this doc is the first archival look at a previously uncovered era of 90’s queer activism that started in New York City and rippled across North America. BECAUSE OF YOU provides a wildly entertaining, intimate, and powerful blueprint for creating queer communities while under siege.
