Drugs In the Tenderloin Screening ft. Director Robert Zagone

A rare opportunity to view Robert Zagone's guerilla-style documentary that captures the Tenderloin transforming into a center for young queers and drug users. Premiered on KQED in 1966, this visceral flick wasn't shown again in public until 2015... at the Tenderloin Museum! Zagone's footage is a revealing time-capsule of '60s SF, and his camerawork gives a whole new meaning to "eyes on the street."  In addition to the communities depicted on screen, Drugs in the Tenderloin serves as a crucial document for preservationists, searching for evidence of original business signs and architectural details. Randall Ann Homan and Al Barna of SF Neon will provide historical context for bygone, on-screen neons and discuss the signs' current states and potential for restoration. Director Robert Zagone will both introduce the film and answer questions following the screening."a stark and often harrowing look into the life of the street denizens of the notorious San Francisco district which was a haven for junkies, prostitutes, and pushers during the Sixties... it takes a real gutter-level look at its subject, the grainy night photography capturing beehive-haired hookers and turtle-necked dope dealers plying their trade against a smoky backdrop of seedy neon, while meth users pontificate about their high, and a youth worker takes a couple of shocked city officials on a walking tour of the area, pointing out such lurid landmarks as Market Street, known in the area as the 'Meat Rack' thanks to the male hustlers who ply their trade there."