Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection
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Interviewer
Andy Huse, Jill Witecki, and Joey Hager
Publication Date
2024
Date
2023-12-11
Abstract
Renee Cossette, the Festival director of the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF), joins Andy Huse, Jill Witecki, and Joey Hager in this oral history. Cossette elaborates on her involvement in its creation, the festival's conception, and Tampa Theatre's role in providing space for LGBTQIA+ films. Renee Cossette reports changes to the organization and the future of the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Cossette depicts hardships putting on an LGBTQIA+ festival as she defines the moments of hardship for TIGLIFF's members, such as Ku Klux Klan protesters and concerns for the upcoming political environment. Cossette urges us to consider the political climate's impact on the festival and its patrons.
Keywords
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Tampa Theatre, Green Light Cinema (St. Petersburg Fla.), Tampa Bay Gay Men’s Chorus, GALA Choruses, Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), Film festivals, LGBTQ+ film festivals, Motion picture film, Choruses, LGBTQ+ rights, Gay choirs, K.J. Mohr, Historic theaters
Extent
00:47:37; 32 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.); St. Petersburg (Fla.); Miami (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2023
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
tampa-theatre-ohp-cossette-renee
Recommended Citation
Cossette, Renee, "Renee Cossette Oral History Interview" (2024). Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection. 7.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/7
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