Filmmaker Lauren Tabak and writer Barry Walters teamed up to create “Love Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester,” released Thursday.
The short documentary is a compilation of archival footage, as well as rare performance clips, charting Sylvester’s rise from Los Angeles choir boy to glam 1970s hit-maker.
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At work on a new book, “Mighty Real: The Music That Built LGBTQ America,” Walters told HuffPost he’s hopeful viewers “can recognize in Sylvester that part of themselves that doesn’t meet society’s expectations.”
Similarly, Tabak told HuffPost she’s hopeful “Love Me Like You Should” will serve as an entry point to Sylvester’s work for new generation, while bringing a smile to the faces of longtime fans.
Catch “Love Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester” documentary here.
