Nelson Sullivan’s World of Wonder

Directed by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato

Explores the life and legacy of Nelson Sullivan, whose home videos captured the energy, creativity, and everyday moments of New York City's late-1980s downtown and LGBTQ+ communities from an intimate insider's perspective.
Nelson Sullivan’s World of Wonder is a fascinating documentary built around the video archive of Nelson Sullivan, who recorded New York’s downtown drag and club scene before his death in 1989. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato preserve an extraordinary firsthand record of a vanished queer world.

Nelson Sullivan’s World of Wonder

Directed by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato

Explores the life and legacy of Nelson Sullivan, whose home videos captured the energy, creativity, and everyday moments of New York City's late-1980s downtown and LGBTQ+ communities from an intimate insider's perspective.

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Nelson Sullivan’s World of Wonder is a fascinating documentary built around the video archive of Nelson Sullivan, who recorded New York’s downtown drag and club scene before his death in 1989. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato preserve an extraordinary firsthand record of a vanished queer world.