Leaving December 1

Directed by Michelle Handelman | 69 mins | 1995
A headlong plunge into the thriving “leatherdyke” BDSM community of ’90s San Francisco, Handelman’s film lets its eight subjects—all active participants in the leather scene—discuss private fantasy and public activism before the camera, as well as looking in at events like the International Ms. Leather competition, accompanied by a slamming soundtrack of riot grrrl punk and industrial thump.