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Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End Back


A documentary recounting the life of acclaimed gay author Paul Monette, a longtime LA citizen whose lifelong struggles to realize himself as a gay man and a writer were both advanced and honed by his experiences with the ravages of AIDS.

More than any Los Angeles-based writer of note who preceded him, it fell to Monette to address the realities of AIDS' first decade from direct experience. He did this with exceeding resonance and power, and with an authority that spurred new synergies between cultural and political discourse in the city.

Monte Bramer's documentary is an exceedingly personal appreciation, incorporating the testimonials of friends, lovers and colleagues, and heart-stopping readings by Monette himself from his own works. Winner of the Audience Award at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.

Monette becomes the first gay writer to openly discuss the impact of AIDS.


Monette publishes Becoming a Man and is awarded the National Book Prize.


At the verge of dying from AIDS, Monette writes Sanctuary.
  

Monte Bramer, interviewed by Shannon Kelley, May 24, 2006

Monte Bramer grew up on a farm in Iowa, attended college at the University of Iowa, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film. For ten years he edited a wide variety of projects for The Walt Disney Company.

In 1992 he teamed with producer Lesli Klainberg to write and direct Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End, which won numerous awards, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. He is currently writing the screenplay for his next project. In his spare time he teaches filmmaking at Art Center College of Design.

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