MINESHAFT: THE CRUISING MURDERS

The untold story of the controversy surrounding the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller, CRUISING, the fierce protests around its production, and the real life murders that inspired the film.MINESHAFT: THE CRUISING MURDERS peels back the layers of controversy surrounding the making of CRUISING, which triggered fierce protests from the LGBTQ+ community for its portrayal of a serial killer targeting gay men in New York's leather bars. Friedkin drew inspiration from the brutal murder of Variety reporter Addison Verrill, blurring the boundaries between cinematic fiction and real-life tragedy, and MINESHAFT director Jeffrey Schwarz (VITO, I AM DIVINE, TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL etc) brings his own signature piercing deep dive flair to unearth a thrilling "commercial" story and a political relevance rarely seen in combination today.