There Are No More Closets: Films & Videos of W. Poole Vol. 1 Blu-ray presents the first volume in a major anthology devoted to pioneering filmmaker Wakefield Poole, gathering a remarkable body of work that helped expand the boundaries of queer independent cinema.

Spanning a decade of filmmaking from 1974 to 1984, this collection brings together Poole’s final feature films and early video works, tracing an evolution from experimental erotic narratives to ambitious docufantasy and intimate character-driven storytelling. Across these works, Poole blends sensuality, formal experimentation and personal expression in ways that remain historically significant and artistically distinctive.

Presented in a 2-disc edition with restorations, alternate cuts, commentaries and archival supplements, this first volume offers an essential survey of an underground filmmaker whose influence continues to resonate.

directed by: Wakefield Poole
starring: Casey Donovan, Val Martin, Burt Edouards, Curt Gerard, Peter Fisk, Richard Locke, Sal Guange, Nick Ritter, Dutch Valentino, Rudy Valentino, Glenn Robinson, Bill O'Connell, Philip Borden, Alexander Stewart, Guillermo Ricardo
1974–1984 / 382 min (combined) / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

There Are No More Closets: Films & Videos of W. Poole Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] w/slip

Name: There Are No More Closets: Films & Videos of W. Poole Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] w/slip
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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2-Disc Region Free Blu-ray
• 2K restorations of MOVING! (1974), FREEDOM DAY PARADE (1974), TAKE ONE (1977), and ROGER (1977)
• Digital transfers of HOT SHOTS (1981), SPLIT/IMAGE (1984), and THE HUSTLERS (1984)
• Original 1977 theatrical cut and 2016 director's cut of TAKE ONE
• Introductions and audio commentaries for MOVING! and TAKE ONE by filmmaker Wakefield Poole
• Audio commentary on FREEDOM DAY PARADE by I ALWAYS SAID YES filmmaker Jim Tushinski
• THE HUSTLERS research audiotape with Casey Donovan and Robert La Tourneaux
• THE HUSTLERS outtakes
• MORE ON MOVING! and WAKEFIELD POOLE IN SAN FRANCISCO featurettes
• Trailers
• Booklet with new essays by queer film historians and Cruising the Movies hosts Elizabeth Purchell and KJ Shepherd
• English SDH subtitles
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