Barry Shils

Born in Philadelphia, Shils became an integral part of the vibrant downtown New York City art scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

[12] Shils formed Goldstreet Pictures, producing and directing Wigstock: The Movie, a musical documentary chronicling the largest drag performance festival in the world at the time of the AIDS crisis.

The movie features performances by Lady Bunny, RuPaul, Lypsinka, Alexis Arquette, Jackie Beat, and Leigh Bowery[13][14] Distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company and MGM Home Entertainment.

[16] Shils produced and directed 10 episodes of HBO's reality series America Undercover: Real Sex, including "Ladies' Night" and "Doris Wishman: Queen of Sexploitation", a portrait of the trailblazing female film director.

Generation A was broadcast on PBS throughout 2015 – 2017 and received the "Raising Autism Awareness Award" at The Golden Door International Film Festival.