"Sundays at Café Tabac" is both a documentary film and a podcast that explores the legendary lesbian nightlife scene at the New York City club, Café Tabac, from 1993 to 1995. The podcast, co-hosted by LGBTQ+ nightlife icon Wanda Acosta and Karen Song, features personal coming-out stories and reflections from the community that frequented the club. It highlights the club's significance as a space of refuge, self-expression, and cultural impact during a time of social change and the AIDS crisis.
SARA ELISE is a multidisciplinary creative, splitting her time between Brooklyn and The Catskills, New York. She works primarily in the hospitality, well-being, and food industries and is the co-foun…
Terez Mychelle is a thespian, entertainment executive and an accomplished administrator with more than thirty-five (35) years of experience working with Non-Profit Organizations, privately and public…
In May 2017, Uli Schackmann and her loyal canine companion, Jackson, took off on a six-thousand-mile solo bicycle trip from Alaska to Key West, Florida, to raise money and bring attention to the caus…
MURRAY HILL is a NYC legend, comedian, TV host, MC, an international entertainer, a relentless shtick slinger, larger-than-life personality, and freewheeling ad-libber. He plays Fred Rococo in Brid…
PATRICIA FIELD, is a native New Yorker and one of fashion's greatest visionaries whose multi-faceted career has spanned more than five decades.
Her distinctive approach to dressing is evident throug…
CARL CAPOTORTO, is a writer, and actor best known for his portrayal of Little Paulie Germani on HBO's The Sopranos, and has appeared in several classic indie features, including Five Corners and Mac.…
Multidisciplinary artist Mickalene Thomas is one the the most well know contemporary artists in the art scene today. She is a queer identified, African American woman working and residing in Brooklyn…
Rebecca Weinberg an Emmy Award winning Fashion Stylist, Costume Designer and Brand Ambassador, she is best known for her creations and styling on the hit tv series Sex & the City. Rebecca is a tastem…
In this episode, we welcome shapeshifting DJ, producer and activist Lauren Flax. Lauren began her career in the underground Detroit music scene where she evolved her style into techno, house, and …
ZUHAIR NASHER is a queer-identified, first generation Yemeni-American man born and raised in Queens, New York. He is a risk manager in the financial services and technology industries, and a marriag…
Andrea is an original patron of Sundays at Café Tabac, and a participant in the upcoming documentary film based on those fabulous Sunday nights in NYC circa 1993.
Originally from Washington DC, Andre…
ELINA STREET, is a Franco-American filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY and co-director of "The Lesbian Bar Project," the documentary film and campaign dedicated to raising awareness for the alarming tre…
In this episode, we are so thrilled to welcome Hall of Fame basketball legend and New Yorker, Sue Wicks.
Her distinguished career is defined by records set and numerous accolades, MVP, all-star game …
In part 2 of this podcast, we continue our conversation with Tara Rodriguez Besosa, a queer, latinx, agro-architect, organizer, and living resource within the sustainable & queer food, agroecology mo…
Tara Rodríguez Besosa (she/they/ellx), born, raised and based in Borikén (Puerto Rico), works at the powerful intersection of queer community and food sovereignty, often sharing how queer and agroeco…
Sherry Vine (a.k.a. Keith Levy) has been performing her hilarious comedy shows, which features her "live" singing and saucy renditions of hit songs for over 30 years, earning her the title of Drag Le…
SAM FEDER is an award-winning director and producer whose films explore the intersection of visibility and politics along the lines of race, class, and gender in trans lives, while working towards h…
Javier Peral is an internationally known sound stylist, music producer and music director, renowned for his intrinsic approach to sound design. He one of the most sought-after names for fashion sho…
KIMBERLY BLISS, is a Philippine-born, Buffalo-bred and Brooklyn-boroughed novelist for hire. Her work has appeared in Hobart and Dime Show Review, she was a 2020 resident at the New Orleans Writers' …
LESLIE COHEN, is someone you might’ve often seen, but not necessarily have known it was her. She and her partner of 44 years, Beth Suskin, sit out in front of Stonewall in NYC, all day everyday. They…