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QFilms Opening Night: Documentary Captures Life and Times of Famed Gay Dance Club

The QFilms Opening Night Selection, Jewel’s Catch One, traces the beginnings of the legendary dance club Jewel’s Catch One, its evolution into a community center through the AIDS crisis, the challenges presented by homophobia and even one particular alleged arson. But mostly, it hones in on the legacy of Jewel Thais-Williams. The Post spoke to the film’s director about its themes today.