Nelson Sullivan

RuPaul & Felecia Having Fun in New York - October 18, 1984 (1984)

On an afternoon outing with Felecia in New York 1984, RuPaul has an incident with some homophobes at a showing of Kevin Larmee's paintings at the Avenue B Gallery and does some fun things too.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  RuPaul  •  Felecia

On an afternoon outing with Felecia in New York 1984, RuPaul has an incident with some homophobes at a showing of Kevin Larmee's paintings at the Avenue B Gallery and does some fun things too.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  RuPaul  •  Felecia

Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries (1989)

From 1983 to 1989, New Yorker Nelson Sullivan captured more than 1,900 hours of video footage and saved most of it on VHS tapes, making a collection of 601 episodes documenting his everyday life in the East-Village, as well as following some flamboyant local icons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  Jayne County  •  Phoebe Legere  •  Sylvia Miles  •  Michael Musto

From 1983 to 1989, New Yorker Nelson Sullivan captured more than 1,900 hours of video footage and saved most of it on VHS tapes, making a collection of 601 episodes documenting his everyday life in the East-Village, as well as following some flamboyant local icons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  Jayne County  •  Phoebe Legere  •  Sylvia Miles  •  Michael Musto

Nelson Sullivan (1989)

Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the final six years of his life, capturing his days and nights with drag queens and other NYC outcasts of the time. His style takes on a "home movie quality" that captures ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  Nelson Sullivan  •  RuPaul  •  Andy Warhol  •  Holly Woodlawn

Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the final six years of his life, capturing his days and nights with drag queens and other NYC outcasts of the time. His style takes on a "home movie quality" that captures ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
CAST:  Nelson Sullivan  •  RuPaul  •  Andy Warhol  •  Holly Woodlawn

The Summer of '76 on Fire Island (1976)

Nelson Sullivan was enrolled in film school when he shot this Super 8 film at Fire Island, a gay-friendly New York City getaway. Around this time, Nelson and his partner owned a salon on Fire Island called David/Nelson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
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Nelson Sullivan was enrolled in film school when he shot this Super 8 film at Fire Island, a gay-friendly New York City getaway. Around this time, Nelson and his partner owned a salon on Fire Island called David/Nelson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson Sullivan
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Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder (1994)

Tells the story of Nelson Sullivan who was the unofficial video documentary filmmaker of the late 1980s downtown New York nightlife and LGBTQ+ community, with extensive archival segments directed by Sullivan himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fenton Bailey  •  Randy Barbato
CAST:  Christina  •  Quentin Crisp  •  Lady Miss Kier  •  Alexis Del Lago

Tells the story of Nelson Sullivan who was the unofficial video documentary filmmaker of the late 1980s downtown New York nightlife and LGBTQ+ community, with extensive archival segments directed by Sullivan himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fenton Bailey  •  Randy Barbato
CAST:  Christina  •  Quentin Crisp  •  Lady Miss Kier  •  Alexis Del Lago