[Home movie: Mario Perez Video Collection, circa 2004, Kevin's Funeral]

About this film

Synopsis A home movie by David Prestigiacomo of his friend Kevin's funeral circa 2004. Kevin passed at 53 years old. As a documentation for Kevin's sister Gretchen, who could not go to the funeral, David recorded several moments of the funeral service, including a photo slideshow, the chapel, part of the pastor's speech and a ritual at the beach where they scattered Kevin's ashes. The memorial took place in Miami, where Kevin last lived. Collection description This film (Perez_0021) is part of the Mario Perez Video Collection . The Mario Perez Video Collection consists of 20 8mm videotapes and 28 mini-DV tapes. The tapes capture Mario and his friends in the gay community from about 1996 to about 2009. They are very personal and show Mario and his friends hanging out on Christopher Street, on the piers, at the Chelsea Gym and in the gay bar called Sneakers, which was on West Street at the corner of Christopher Street. The collection includes video on the following subject matter: Christopher Street and environs – gay bars, bookstores, and street life in the late 1990s including footage of bars with an ethnically and gender diverse clientele that no longer exist. These provide a view…

Directors & creators

David Prestigiacomo

Subjects

Al Larvick Fund; home movies; 2000s; MiniDV; Media Burn Archive; Miami (Florida); funeral services; cremation; crying; flowers; funeral rites and ceremonies; sage; beaches; photographs

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