The Krewe of Armeinius
showcased in

"The Sons of Tennessee Williams"

The documentary THE SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS is the story of the gay men of New Orleans who created a vast and fantastic culture of "drag balls" starting in the late 1950s. These men worked with the traditions of Mardi Gras to bring gay culture into public settings in the early 1960s. By 1969, there were four gay Mardi Gras krewes, legally chartered by the state of Louisiana, throwing yearly extravaganzas at civic venues around the city. "Society matrons begged for ball tickets from their hairdressers". They succeeded in bringing
straight and gay people together in public many years before a metropolitan pride march could claim to do so.

This, as of yet unreleased documentary film, by Tim Wolff, heavily features Armeinius, with video from the 40th ball tableau. Sons has been shown at the San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in June 2010. It made its East Coast premiere as a kick off for the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and at the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival in September. A quick web search will bring up many video clips.