The Capote Tapes.In his life, Capote was never out of the public eye once he became famous with his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms, published in 1948, and he continues to captivate audiences 37 years after his death.
He was an out gay man when that was uncommon and even dangerous, and he made a mark on culture high and low, as a brilliant writer and a witty, gossipy talk-show guest who sometimes verged on self-parody.
He’s been the subject of biographies and biopics, with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman winning an Oscar for portraying him in 2005’s Capote.
But director Ebs Burnough’s documentary shows there’s still more to know about him and that he’s still relevant to the LGBTQ+ community.Burnough, a veteran of politics who worked.