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JEWEL’S CATCH ONE
Directed by C. FITZ

Date
August 20, 2019
About Project
DIRECTOR
C. FITZ
COUNTRY
USA
RUNNING TIME
84 mins
YEAR
2016
LANGUAGE
English
ABOUT THE FILM
In 1973, Jewel Thais-Williams bought a working-class bar in a neglected Los Angeles neighbourhood and opened a disco upstairs. When the Catch One closed over four decades later, it had become the most famous black, gay disco in the United States and Ms. Thais-Williams was legendary for her work as an activist, health advocate, and healer. With the club as a gathering place, Ms Thais-Williams led her community through very troubled, yet exciting times, all to the soundtrack of some of the best music of the era. Told through first person accounts and original footage, this film is powerful reminder of what one person can do.