Festival selections and awards
OUTFEST LA 2023 - July 18
OUTSouth Queer Film Festival, August 10-13, 2023
OUTSouth Queer Film Festival, August 10-13, 2023
OUTSouth Queer Film Festival, August 10-13, 2023
OUTSouth Queer Film Festival, August 10-13, 2023
OUTSouth Queer Film Festival, August 10-13, 2023
WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY
OUTSouth Queer Film Festival, August 10-13, 2023
WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY
FILMOUT SAN DIEGO - September 8, 2023
FILMOUT SAN DIEGO WINNER FREEDOM AWARD
WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY
FILMOUT SAN DIEGO WINNER FREEDOM AWARD
FILMOUT SAN DIEGO WINNER FREEDOM AWARD
FILMOUT SAN DIEGO WINNER FREEDOM AWARD
QFest Long Beach - Sept 16th 9:30pm
FILMOUT SAN DIEGO WINNER FREEDOM AWARD
FILMOUT SAN DIEGO WINNER FREEDOM AWARD
WINNER - Best Documentary Editing
REELING CHICAGO - September 23, 2023 (3PM) AARP Golden Image Award Nominee
REELING CHICAGO - September 23, 2023 (3PM) AARP Golden Image Award Nominee
REELING CHICAGO - September 23, 2023 (3PM) AARP Golden Image Award Nominee
REELING CHICAGO - September 23, 2023 (3PM) AARP Golden Image Award Nominee
REELING CHICAGO - September 23, 2023 (3PM) AARP Golden Image Award Nominee
OUT ON FILM - ATLANTA - September 24, 2023 (6:10PM)
REELING CHICAGO - September 23, 2023 (3PM) AARP Golden Image Award Nominee
OSLO/FUSION International Film Festival - Oslo, Norway September 22-29, 2023
OSLO/FUSION International Film Festival - Oslo, Norway September 22-29, 2023
OUT AT THE MOVIES Winston-Salem, North Carolina CLOSING NIGHT - October 1, 2023
OSLO/FUSION International Film Festival - Oslo, Norway September 22-29, 2023
FABULOUS FILM FESTIVAL Sarasota, Florida, Saturday, September 30, 2023
OUT AT THE MOVIES Winston-Salem, North Carolina CLOSING NIGHT - October 1, 2023
OUT AT THE MOVIES Winston-Salem, North Carolina CLOSING NIGHT - October 1, 2023
OUT AT THE MOVIES Winston-Salem, North Carolina CLOSING NIGHT - October 1, 2023
OUT AT THE MOVIES Winston-Salem, North Carolina CLOSING NIGHT - October 1, 2023
OUT AT THE MOVIES Winston-Salem, North Carolina CLOSING NIGHT - October 1, 2023
Seattle Queer Film Festival Wednesday, October 18th at 6:15pm
Seattle Queer Film Festival Wednesday, October 18th at 6:15pm
Seattle Queer Film Festival Wednesday, October 18th at 6:15pm
OutReels Cincinnati - Closing Night Film - October 20, 2023
Seattle Queer Film Festival Wednesday, October 18th at 6:15pm
Seattle Queer Film Festival Wednesday, October 18th at 6:15pm
The Reviews are in for Studio One Forever
Select Press Quotes
An important document of an era in queer culture.
-Los Angeles Blade
An important document of an era when queer culture was bursting – through the phenomenon of disco – into the mainstream.
-Los Angeles Blade
‘Studio One’ chronicles nightclub’s decadent reign as queen of queer LA nightlife.
-Washington Blade
This doc stands as a shimmering time capsule to this crucial piece of LGBTQ+ history.
-Queerty
Another important addition to the ever-growing gay canon of vital stories about our community.
-Edge
Studio One’s story is told through the voices of those who lived and loved in that space who remain to tell its tale, each story more surprising, touching, or heartbreaking than the next. No matter which aspect of the club’s history is being told, it’s always being told with reverence and a reminder that so much of the queer love that bloomed there still lives on today.
-But Why Tho?
An emotionally overpowering documentary.
-The Queer Review
The history of Studio One belongs in a museum such as the ONE Archives and this film should run on a loop forever there.
-The Queer Review
Studio One Forever is a love letter to West Hollywood’s gay mecca and a detailed history of the club’s place at the heart of the Los Angeles LGBTQ+ community.
-Cinerama
Through a series of interviews, recollections, and historical analysis Studio One Forever isn’t just a love letter to a temple of gay freedom and dance; it’s an important journey into shared community history, both positive and negative.
-Cinerama
A place where closeted gay men living secret lives could burst through the doors unrestrained, without fear of punishment, and experience a place of acceptance, community and fun.
-Go Weho
World premiere - Outfest LA - July 18, 2023
AFTER-PARTY AT ROCCO'S WEho - HOSTED BY LANCE BASS AND PAUL NICHOLLS - produced by chris isaacson presents
press links for full reviews and articles
PRESS LINKS
GOLDEN GLOBES.COM
Docs: “Studio One Forever” – LA’s Once Proud Dance Nirvana
Interview with Marc Saltarelli and Bruce Vilanch
By Scott Orlin
https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/docs-studio-one-forever-las-once-proud-dance-nirvana
WEHO TIMES
Long Awaited Studio One Forever Doc Hits the Big Screen at OUTFEST LA
By Paulo Murillo
WASHINGTON BLADE
Interview with Marc Saltarelli
By John Paul King
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/07/20/studio-one-forever-documentary/
BUT WHY THO?
Positive Capsule Review
By Jason Flatt
https://butwhytho.net/2023/07/four-reminders-that-queer-love-is-nothing-new/
THE QUEER REVIEW
Positive Review
By Glenn Gaylord
https://thequeerreview.com/2023/07/19/outfest-la-2023-film-review-studio-one-forever/
GREG IN HOLLYWOOD
Last night was the world premiere – at Outfest 2023 – of the fabulous new documentary “Studio One Forever”
By Greg Hernandez
CINERAMA
Mixed Positive Review
By Neil Baker
https://cineramafilm.com/2023/07/19/studio-one-forever-review-outfest-2023/
GO WEHO
Positive Review
By Laurie Schenden
https://goweho.com/outfest-studio-one-forever-explores-landmarks-legacy/
LOS ANGELES BLADE
Interview with Marc Saltarelli
By John Paul King
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/07/17/long-awaited-studio-one-doc-hits-las-outfest/
AWARDS DAILY
Interview with Marc Saltarelli
By Joey Moser
https://www.awardsdaily.com/2023/07/17/outfest-marc-saltarelli/
MOVIE REVIEWS N MORE
Interview with Marc Saltarelli and Bruce Vilanch
By Brian Sebastian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6o4UIZ4Bjk&t=19s
DENNIS ANYONE? WITH DENNIS HENSLEY
Podcast Interview with Marc Saltarelli and Bruce Vilanch
By Dennis Hensley
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/27468381
THE HOLLYWOOD TIMES
STUDIO ONE FOREVER: The Fractured History of West Hollywood’s Most Famous Gay Disco
Interview with Marc Saltarelli and Bruce Vilanch
By Valerie Milano
QUEERTY
Romance, jokers, and one dangerous massage: 10 must-see films at LA’s Outfest 2023
By Cameron Scheetz
THE HOLLYWOOD TIMES
Inclusion: Outfest Los Angeles Preview
By Valerie Milano and Robert St. Martin
https://thehollywoodtimes.today/outfest-some-top-picks-years-lineup-lgbtq-films/
EDGE
Inclusion: Film Fest Preview: What to See at Outfest
By Frank J. Avella
Official Poster
Design by Violet Horizon/MJ Humenuik
SELECT STILLS FROM STUDIO ONE FOREVER
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About The Filmmaker
Director Bio
Marc Saltarelli is an award-winning director with both narrative and documentary credits. He has directed seven narrative films collectively screened in over 250 major film festivals, including OutFest Los Angeles, Palm Springs ShortFest, Hollywood Film Festival, BFI London, Barcelona, and Mumbai Film Festivals. The films were acquired for domestic Television on MTV Networks (Logo) and internationally on Canal + Television. He is a two-time Iris Prize nominee and a Planet Out Short film winner. With producer Michael Childers, his short doc I Knew Andy Warhol was the centerpiece of the Warhol exhibit at the Palm Springs Museum of Art and won best documentary at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.
His recently completed feature documentary Studio One Forever, the untold story of America's first gay disco, had its World Premiere at Outfest Los Angeles 2023, followed by OUTSouth in Durham, North Carolina where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
In 2023, he co-produced with director Pauley Perrette the short doc RED RIBBONS OF LOVE, winner of Best Documentary at the Toronto LGBTQ Film Festival.
With screenwriter Tom O'Leary TO COMFORT YOU, starring Pauley Perrette (NCIS) and Susan Blakely (This Is Us), won best picture and best drama awards at the Beverly Hills Shortfest. Pauley and Susan shared the best actress as well.
REMEMBER TO BREATHE, starring Lee Meriwether, Susan Blakely, and Leigh Ann Larkin ("A Little Night Music"), earned five BEST PICTURE nominations worldwide, including Barcelona and Mumbai LGBT Festivals. Lee Meriwether ("Batman") was honored with the Spotlight Performance Award for her role as forgotten musical legend Alice Martin at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.
Marc has a film degree from Loyola Marymount University with graduate work in directing from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
ON THE SET OF 'SPEAK" (2016)
I Knew Andy Warhol
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Three Screenings June 12, 13, 15, 2019
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