The Untold Tales Of Armistead Maupin -

The film features candid interviews with Maupin himself, as well as a wide array of his famous friends and collaborators:

: Actors Laura Linney (who starred in the Tales of the City miniseries), Olympia Dukakis , Sir Ian McKellen, Jonathan Groff, and Margaret Cho. The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

: The documentary premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in March 2017 and later aired as part of the PBS series Independent Lens in early 2018. The film features candid interviews with Maupin himself,

: A recurring theme is Maupin’s concept of the "logical family"—the community of friends and peers chosen to replace or supplement one's biological family. Sir Ian McKellen