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Living with Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100

Country: USA, Language: English, 60 mins

  • Director: Yvonne Welbon
  • Producer: Yvonne Welbon

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Filmmaker Yvonne Welbon’s breakthrough documentary, Living with Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100, provides exceptional insight into the life and times of centenarian Ruth Ellis. Catching her between the many engagements on her packed lesbian social calendar, for which Ellis is often the guest of honor, Welbon presents viewers with a rare glimpse into a century of African American gay and lesbian history through the eyes of one remarkable woman.

Born July 23, 1899, and out from the beginning, Ellis advocated for senior and lesbian rights until passing in October 2000. Her legacy of activism continues to be honored at The Ruth Ellis Center, a dedicated space for homeless LGBT youth, in her home town of Detroit. Welbon had the foresight to document Ellis’s life while she was still here to share her story, combining interviews, rare archival material, and reenactments of the period when Ellis’s home (shared with her life companion of 34 years, Ceciline "Babe" Franklin) was the social hot-spot for African American gays and lesbians.


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Ruth C. Ellis as Herself