For Pride Month, on Tue 3rd June - Funeral Parade Queer Film Society is proud to present The Times of Harvey Milk, Rob Epstein’s powerful portrait of a pioneering gay politician and a tireless advocate for LGBTQ rights.

Released six years after Harvey Milk’s assassination, this documentary charts Milk’s path from the honorary “mayor” of San Francisco’s predominantly gay Castro District to his historic election as a city supervisor in 1977. During his eleven months in office, Milk successfully lobbied for bans on discrimination in housing and employment, making him an icon of the gay rights movement. The film also documents Milk’s untimely death, the aftermath of his murder, and the miscarriage of justice that was the trial of Dan White, Milk’s killer.

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1985, THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK remains one of the most essential and emotionally resonant portraits of political activism ever captured on film. Narrated with warmth and quiet strength by Harvey Fierstein, the film weaves together archival footage, personal testimonials, and news broadcasts to tell a story that is both deeply personal and profoundly political. It’s a vital record of a pivotal moment in American history - not just in the LGBTQ rights movement, but in the broader struggle for justice and representation. Decades later, its message of courage, community, and resistance still speaks loudly and clearly. THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK is sensitive, celebratory, and righteously angry, an all too relevant call to organise, build solidarity, and stand tall in the face of bigotry and oppression.

Get your tickets below for 1984’s Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature - THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK, presented with an introduction from Sarah Cleary of FUNERAL PARADE QUEER FILM SOCIETY in a special screening on Tuesday 3rd June. TICKETS HERE!