Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz Run Time: 85 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026
Starring: Adam Baran, Andy Humm, Armando D. Muñoz, Bud S. Smith, Charles Kaiser
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders peels back the layers of controversy surrounding the making of the 1980 thriller, Cruising. Directed by William Friedkin, the film triggered fierce protests from the LGBTQ+ community for its portrayal of a serial killer targeting gay men in New York’s leather bars. Friedkin drew inspiration from the brutal murder of Variety reporter Addison Verrill, blurring the boundaries between cinematic fiction and real-life tragedy. “Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders already has a lot to do. But Jeffrey Schwarz’s engaging, impassioned documentary takes on plenty else besides.” – Guy Lodge, Variety
See Cruising on October 2nd at 8:50PM and October 3rd at 7:00 PM