SATURDAY JULY 18, 7PM
SHELLY'S LEG
Directed by: Wes Hurley
Runtime: 17 minutes
Directed by: Wes Hurley
Runtime: 17 minutes
In 1970, an eccentric young stripper named Shelly Baumann loses her leg in a freak parade canon accident, then uses her settlement money to open 'Shelly's Leg' disco - one of the nation's first and most consequential openly gay spaces. Narrated by Oscar-nominee, Kathleen Turner.
"[Shelly's Leg] has a striking beauty and out-of-time quality...." - MovieMaker Magazine
"endearing and deeply researched documentary." - PBS