"They really are trying to create a realistic look at our community." "They should be themselves, and represent our city and neighborhood in a manner that they will be proud to show the world today-and when they see the clip decades later," Cannella added. And there will be no journalist addressing the camera." "The best advice I can give anyone is to just be themselves," Kotwa said about how someone should act if they spot a camera filming nearby. "I want people to act the same way they would without the camera.
"You can't go into Roscoe's with a big crew and expect to get natural life," she said. "Personally, I like that approach-and what's meant to be, will be." Belser said she purposely came to Boystown with a small crew. It's not as as it is here!" "Based on my dinner with Aurore the other night, my take is that gathering up all the possible story lines and potential scenes-and then the story will develop from there," said Paul Cannella, owner of Scarlet and Taverna 750, and an NHBA executive board member. "There are some clubs, with DJs and drinking and so on-but not so many drag revues or special parties. "In Paris, there are not so many shows," Belser said. Belser said she's particularly excited to film the neighborhood's drag queen superstars, including performers at Kit Kat Club and Hydrate. Tom Tunney (44th), according to Jen Gordon, spokesperson for the Northalsted Business Alliance. Specifically, she plans to shadow Ramesh Ariyanayakam, owner of Kit Kat Lounge and Supper Club, and Sean Kotwa, general manager of Hydrate, in their roles as co-chairs of Pride Fest. "This is a very nice area, almost like a village, and if I am understanding it correctly, that is in large part thanks to the LGBT community." Working in tandem with the Northalsted Business Alliance, Belser plans to film both the everyday lives of Boystown residents as well as offer a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the business owners, community leaders and nightlife personalities that make Boystown the gay Ground Zero of the Midwest. I think it will be interesting to see the story of Boystown-which is a mix of gay and straight people-and understand how it all works. "The same-sex marriage law in France passed recently, which was a very big issue in my country, and obviously continues to be a big issue now. "I find it interesting that Boystown is the first nationally recognized LGBT neighborhood in the U.S.," Belser said. "I've seen video of your past parades on YouTube, but that didn't really give me an idea of what it was like, so I had to come here and see and film it." Belser and her camera will be in Chicago for a total of three weeks this month, not only capturing the newly expanded Pride festivities-which grew from a weekend to an entire week this year-but also with a digital eye toward the Boystown neighborhood. When I heard that number, I was really impressed," said Aurore Belser, 32, a journalist and producer of the untitled documentary.
"I was really impressed with how many people attended your Pride parade last year-800,000.
LGBTs and their straight allies will have even more reason to celebrate during Chicago Gay Pride this year as the festivities are being filmed for a 52-minute documentary that will air on France's M6-one of the top three TV networks in the country.