Ahead of the Curve, an award-winning documentary featuring Melissa Etheridge, Lea DeLaria, Jewelle Gomez and Curve magazine founder Franco Stevens, will debut theatrically at IFC on May 28 in New York City and on June 1 simultaneously, on Home Video, Digital Platforms, DVD and STARZ.
The film is directed by Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow, (Bartlett, Being George Clooney) and executive produced by Lindsey Dryden (Trans in America, Unrest).
The documentary tells the story of Franco Stevens’ efforts to launch Curve magazine in 1990 with a handful of credit cards and a lucky run at the horse track. “A visionary and unapologetic celebration of lesbian life from cover to cover, Curve quickly became the best-selling lesbian magazine in the