THE LEGACY AWARDS: An evening of film, performance and fun

JOIN US FOR THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CHANCE TO SEE THE OLDEST LGBT FILM WITH A LIVE ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT!! This film caused a scandal when it was screened in 1919 and ignited a riot at the theater in Berlin. Then as the Nazis rose to power they destroyed all the prints of this film except one that was hidden in Russia. On Saturday, October 13, 2012 we will unveil our latest and most significant restoration to date at the 8th Annual Legacy Awards! VISIONARY AWARD HONOREES Craig Zadan and Neil Meron Producers (CHICAGO, HAIRSPRAY, THE BUCKET LIST, FOOTLOOSE, “Smash,” “Drop Dead Diva,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) PRESENTATION SCREENING DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS (1919) is one of the earliest known LGBT films still in existence. Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime gala event where we will honor two Hollywood luminaries with our Legacy Visionary Award and screen the film with a new original score performed live. TICKETS ON SALE http://www.outfest.org/legacy/events - - - - - - - - Would you like to be a Row Host? Contact Abel@outfest.org Would you like to support the Legacy Awards as a Sponsor? Contact Kevin@outfest.org For more information about The Legacy Awards call Outfest at 213.480.7088. - - - - - - - - MORE INFORMATION http://www.outfest.org/legacy/events Made in 1919, DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS (ANDERS ALS DIE ANDERN) is arguably the first feature film made explicitly about a gay person. The film follows the life of a gay violinist and music teacher, Paul Korner, in the early 1900s in Germany. The film shows his expulsion from school, pressure to be 'normal,' unsuccessful hypnosis to change his orientation, an attempt at a gay relationship and the result of malicious blackmail on his career and, ultimately, his life. Once the Nazis were in power, they attempted to destroy all gay media in Germany. The only surviving material is a 40-minute fragment, from an already shortened and reedited re-release version put out in 1927, called INNOCENTLY PERSECUTED! (UNSCHULDIG GEAECHTET!). That fragment was at GOSFILMOFOND (Russian Film Archive) until it was repatriated to the Bundesarchiv (Federal German Archive) in 1970. - - - - - - - - The Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation, a collaboration with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, is the first film preservation program in the world dedicated to saving and protecting LGBT cinema. http://www.outfest.org/legacy/