The OG reality star's final curtain call — filmed by the same cameras that made him famous.
Eldest son Lance, of the Loud family profiled on PBS in 1973, became the first openly gay man on television and a gay icon for his generation. When Lance entered hospice in 2001 with a terminal HIV and hepatitis C co-infection, he asked original filmmakers Susan and Alan Raymond to film a final episode of the series. Lance reflects upon his days with Andy Warhol, his band The Mumps, a career as a writer and the experience of being the first reality TV star. It is a celebration of life and a cautionary tale.
Direction
The Raymonds' 28-year return creates devastating full-circle intimacy.
Acting
Lance performs his own death with Warhol-trained wit and fragility.
Production
Archival footage from 1973 woven like ghostly conversation across decades.
Director
Susan Raymond
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