Vito

There were a lot of biography documentaries at this year’s Fest, Diana Vreeland, Bert Stern, Carol Channing, Andrew Logan, Pat Brown, Yoni Netanyahu, Jose Saramago, Michel Petruciani, Chely Wright among them. Perhaps my favorite was “Vito” which was awarded a “Best of the Fest.” I only saw it because it received that designation and played that one last unscheduled time. This is the story of film historian and aids activist, Vito Russo. As an affectionate biography, it also follows the arc of the aids epidemic and how he bravely and tirelessly fought long and hard against the tacit genocide presided over by that sick f*#k, Ronald Reagan. Every time I reexamine that era and the role of the GOP and Reagan, I have to question why he is still considered a great president let alone a human being.