Marc Huestis

He is best known for his motion picture Sex Is... and his in-person tributes/benefit events feting celebrities from Hollywood's Golden Age and cult personas at San Francisco's Castro Theatre.

Together with Daniel Nicoletta, Ric Mears and others, Huestis founded the San Francisco Gay Film Festival, now the oldest and largest of its ilk.

He has directed the following titles: In 1994, along with producer Lawrence Helman, Huestis began to present celebrity tributes at San Francisco's majestic Castro Theatre.

Soon these events drew national attention, where in an article entitled "Celebration of Camp", Variety reporter Dennis Harvey commented " it took local entrepreneur Marc Huestis to perfect a meld of screen and live ultrakitsch.

Celebrities that have participated in, or been honored by, Huestis' galas (both at the Castro & elsewhere) have included Ann-Margret, Ann Blyth, Ann Miller, Armistead Maupin, Barbara Parkins, Bruce Vilanch, Carol Lynley, Christina Crawford, Connie Champagne, Debbie Reynolds, Edie Adams, Erik Lee Preminger, Hector Elizondo, Mimi Kennedy Jack Lemmon, Jackie Beat, Jan Wahl, Jane Russell, Janeane Garofalo, Jeffrey Sebelia, Joan Baez, JoBeth Williams, John Cameron Mitchell, John Schlesinger, John Waters, Justin Bond, Karen Black, Lady Bunny, Lana Wood, Linda Blair, Lypsinka, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Badham, Michael Musto, Michelle Shocked, Mike Farrell, Mitzi Gaynor, Natalie Wood, Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Patty Duke, Patty McCormack, Piper Laurie, Reno, Rex Reed, Sandra Dee, Santino Rice, Sissy Spacek, Stella Stevens, Sylvia Miles, Thelma Houston, Tony Curtis, Troy Donahue, Varla Jean Merman, and Rutanya Alda.