Tinseltown's Queer: 30 Years Later

Over a dozen "BEST" Awards and 30 honors in almost 50 film festivals (so far!)....

WHAT AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE SAYING

“The powerful, brave, genius story of how Nicholas (Snow) started a cable TV show about coming out in Hollywood in the 90s when nobody was doing it except a few brave souls. An activist who boldly rewrote the rules and laid the foundation for LGBTQ+ liberation from the closet of shame and secrecy in a push for representation… This is how you change the world. Visionary.”

…Mel Englund, Audience Member at World Premiere In-Theater Screening, Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, Saturday, September 28, 2024

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Long before Will & Grace, Brokeback Mountain, Queer Eye or RuPaul, there was Nicholas Snow and Tinseltown's Queer. In preparation for the 30th Anniversary of Nicholas Snow's ground-breaking public access television show, Tinseltown's Queer, he accidentally made this documentary featuring iconic archival television clips of some of Hollywood's biggest stars, as well as champions of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.

Tinseltown's Queer, Snow's brainchild combining media savvy and queer activism, reached up to 600,000 households on a regular basis on four different cable systems in the Los Angeles metropolitan area throughout most of the 1990s.

"The editorial mission of Tinseltown's Queer," explains Snow, "was to examine the relationship between the entertainment industry and the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, thereby positively impacting the movement itself. I've been a multimedia entertainment activist ever since. It's been my life's work."

Snow, most known now as the creator, producer, and host of PromoHomo.TV©, an online television network streamed across multiple social media platforms, came out as a gay man at the age of 21.

Some of Snow's guests included LGBTQ+ icons Quentin Crisp, Robin Tyler, Melissa Etheridge, and Morris Kight, and celebs Drew Carey, Christine Baranski, Cristina Applegate, Katey Sagal, Hugh Hefnerand many more.

The first episode of Tinseltown's Queer was taped April 28, 1993, three days after a March on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights, April 25th, which happened to be Snow's 31st birthday.

For the latest information, visit www.TinseltownsQueer.com

WHAT AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE SAYING

“The powerful, brave, genius story of how Nicholas (Snow) started a cable TV show about coming out in Hollywood in the 90s when nobody was doing it except a few brave souls. An activist who boldly rewrote the rules and laid the foundation for LGBTQ+ liberation from the closet of shame and secrecy in a push for representation… This is how you change the world. Visionary.”

…Mel Englund

“Congratulations to Nicholas Snow for the most well-deserved accolades for ‘Tinseltown’s Queer: 30 Years Later.’ The archives of interviews with significant leaders of our LGBT fight should be seen by the gen-now, generation now. One thing I took away from the docu was the interview with Robin Tyler who spoke of those thar are in the closet, that being in the closet is not about privacy but all about the privileges they enjoy by hiding.”

… Marconi Calindas-Cafege

…”a huge film on gay rights. I hope it gets picked up by Netflix and others… It is an important piece of gay history… Take your bows. You deserve it. It was excellent.”

…Dennis De Groot

“It is a wonderful, historic film.”

…Danny Kopelson

“It is a profoundly impactful film…. I was captivated and deeply moved…took my breath away.”

…Louise M. Felsher

“Delighted to see Nicholas’s great work on the screen. Enjoyed every minute.”

…Ruth Cohen

“If you ever wanted to see authentic history of our gay culture, especially Hollywood gay culture, then it is a must see. Bravo, Nicholas.”

…Dee Calmett

AWARDS AND HONORS

• AUDIENCE FAVORITE – Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2024
• BEST DIRECTOR – Triloka International Filmfare Awards 2024
• BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM - Triloka International Filmfare Awards 2024
• BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM - Nawada International Film Festival 6th Season 2024
• BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM – Indi Cine Tube Awards 2024
• BEST FEATURE FILM – LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 2024
• BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR – Crown Point International Film Festival 2024
• BEST LGBTQ FEATURE FILM – Five Continents International Film Festival 2024
• BEST LGBTQ FEATURE FILM – Nawada International Film Festival 6th Season 2024
• BEST LGBTQ FILM DIRECTOR - Nawada International Film Festival 6th Season 2024
• BEST LGBTQ+ FEATURE FILM – Indian Independent Film Festival 2024
• BEST LGBT FEATURE FILM – Mei International Film Festival 2024
• BEST LGBT FILM – Triloka International Filmfare Awards 2024
• BEST SOCIAL FILM – Nawada International Film Festival 6th Season 2024
• DIRECTOR’S CHOICE – Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2024
• HONORABLE MENTION – Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2024
• HONORABLE MENTION – New York International Cult Film Festival 2024
• HONORABLE MENTION – AFRICA USA International Film Festival 2024
• OFFICIAL SELECTION – Los Angeles Stars Film Festival 2025
• OFFICIAL SELECTION – Our Pride Shorts & Arts Fest 2024
• NOMINEE – Veneto International Film Festival 2024
• OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE – LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival
• WINNER / DOCUMENTARY – Bangkok Movie Awards
• AWARD WINNER – Swedish International Film Festival
• SPECIAL MENTION / DOCUMENTARY – Thilsri International Film Festival 2024
• SPECIAL MENTION / DOCUMENTARY – Kollywood International Film Festival 2024
• FINALIST – Cannes World Film Festival 2024
• FINALIST – International Movie Awards Indie 2024
• FINALIST – Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque 2025
• FINALIST – Round The Globe Film & Music Festival 2024
• SEMIFINALIST – B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest 2025
• SEMIFINALIST – Rameshwaram International Film Festival 2024

OFFICIAL SELECTION

• Cinesteysa Film Festival
• Caravan International Film Festival
• Los Angeles Stars Film Festival
• The Santa Clarita International Film Festival
• International Media Arts Film Awards
• International Motion Picture Awards
• All that Moves International Film Festival
• Wallachia Int’l Film Festival
• Snow Lepoard Film Festival
• Colortape International Film Festival
• Moonwhite Films International Film Festival
• 5th Orchid Lesbian/Queer International Film Festival
• Asian Talent International Film Festival 2024
• Without Voice International Film Festival