Visible: Out on Television (TV Series)
2020 · Documentary · min. · United States
Explore the history of the American LGBTQ movement through the lens of TV in this five-part docuseries. Combining archival footage with interviews. From Emmy-nominated filmmakers Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave, and executive producers Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz, Visible: Out on Television investigates the importance of TV as an intimate medium that has shaped the American conscience, and how the LGBTQ movement has shaped television. Combining archival footage with interviews with key players from the movement and the screen, the docuseries is narrated by Janet Mock, Margaret Cho, Asia Kate Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Waithe. Each hour-long episode will explore themes such as invisibility, homophobia, the evolution of the LGBTQ character, and coming out in the television industry. The docuseries features never-before-seen interviews with Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey, Anderson Cooper, Billy Porter, Rachel Maddow, Don Lemon, Sara Ramirez, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and dozens more. A five-part documentary series, premieres exclusively on Apple TV+ February 14.
Direction Ryan White
Cast Neil Patrick Harris · Asia Kate Dillon · Margaret Cho · Janet Mock · Lena Waithe · Ellen DeGeneres · Oprah Winfrey · Anderson Cooper · Billy Porter · Rachel Maddow · Don Lemon · Sara Ramirez · Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Screenplay Ryan White · Jessica Lawson
Original title Visible: Out on Television
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