FILM: "I Was Born This Way" followed by a Q&A with Sam Pollard | 4PM

Hamptons Doc Fest and Southampton Arts Center celebrate Black History Month with a screening of the film: “I Was Born This Way.” Discover the powerful life of Archbishop Carl Bean—from abuse survivor and Motown singer of the 1977 gay anthem “I Was Born This Way” to pioneering AIDS activist and founder of the Minority AIDS Project—followed by a Q&A with Sam Pollard.

Directed by Oscar-winner Daniel Junge and Oscar-nominee Sam Pollard, this film screening features interviews with Lady Gaga, Billy Porter, Questlove, and Dionne Warwick, blending music, faith, and activism in a vital chapter of Black and LGBTQ+ history.