Completion Fund Winner Sally! at KQED

Sally!
Directed by Deborah Craig · USA 🇺🇸

Sally Gearhart was a lesbian-feminist firebrand, professor, and fantasy author who spearheaded the 1970s and 80s lesbian feminist movement. Sally! peels back proverbial (and patriarchal) layers to expose the collectivist reality behind our largely forgotten heroine’s story while exploring the complex relationship between spokeswomen like Sally and movements for social change. Photo by Steve Savage

Deborah Craig (she/her) is an award-winning documentary director and producer whose films use compelling personal stories to raise awareness about the challenges and strengths of underrepresented communities. Her work has played at LGBTQ+, women’s, and documentary film festivals in the U.S. and internationally. Deborah’s A Great Ride, a 33-minute documentary about lesbians and aging, premiered at the Frameline: The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival in 2018, was acquired by Frameline Distribution, has screened at over 50 film festivals around the globe, and has won multiple awards. Sally! will be her first feature-length documentary. Deborah has a BA in history from Columbia University, did undergraduate work in photography at California College of the Arts, and has a Master of Public Health from San Francisco State University, where she currently teaches in the Public Health Department.

Check out a 4-minute trailer for the film below.