Upstairs Inferno

Directed by Robert L. Camina

On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge was deliberately set on fire: an event that for over 40 years, was considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History".
Upstairs Inferno is a powerful documentary about the 1973 arson attack on the UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans, one of the deadliest attacks on gay people in American history. Robert Camina restores victims’ names and stories with care, making the film an essential act of remembrance.

Upstairs Inferno

Directed by Robert L. Camina

On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge was deliberately set on fire: an event that for over 40 years, was considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History".

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Upstairs Inferno is a powerful documentary about the 1973 arson attack on the UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans, one of the deadliest attacks on gay people in American history. Robert Camina restores victims’ names and stories with care, making the film an essential act of remembrance.