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Pat Rocco

Pat Rocco

Directing •1934-02-09

Pat Rocco was born Pasquale Vincent Serrapica in 1934 to an Italian-American family in Brooklyn, New York. Moved to California at 11, and "came out" at 13. Had his own radio show, in which he featured as a singer, at 16, and recorded an album at 19. As a charismatic, openly gay youth, Rocco pursued a career in entertainment in Southern California, singing and appearing on televised talent shows. Appeared in some early TV shows in the late 40s and early 50s, and created the part of Mack the Knife in the West Coast premiere of "The Threepenny Opera". A job as a photographer of male nude studies turned into a successful mail-order business of his own 8mm and 16mm films. Shown publicly for the first time in 1968 in L.A.’s Park Theatre, Rocco’s films were widely embraced by the gay community and favorably reviewed by mainstream press. The films were ecstatic affirmations of gay love and identity, groundbreaking at a time when homosexual activity remained illegal. “They were the first really overt gay films with nudity in a public theater […] they had something to say that was positive,” said Rocco in a 1983 interview. The significance of the films was deeply felt: “I’ve had a number of people tell me that ‘I came out because of your films.’ I can’t tell you, the letters, the phone calls, the things like that. ‘They made me feel like I was not alone.’ ‘They gave me a real positive feeling about myself because I could relate to the people on the screen.’” What was once a clandestine, black-market activity became a celebratory event.

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代表作

The Light from the Second Story Window
The Light from the Second Story Window
1973 · Director of Photography
Sex and the Single Gay
Sex and the Single Gay
1970 · Director
Sex and the Single Gay
Sex and the Single Gay
1970 · Writer
Sex and the Single Gay
Sex and the Single Gay
1970 · Editor
Sex and the Single Gay
Sex and the Single Gay
1970 · Cinematography
A Dream of Body
A Dream of Body
1972 · Writer
A Dream of Body
A Dream of Body
1972 · Director of Photography
A Dream of Body
A Dream of Body
1972 · Director
A Deep Compassion
A Deep Compassion
1972 · Director
A Deep Compassion
A Deep Compassion
1972 · Writer
Come Of Age
Come Of Age
1971 · Director
Come Of Age
Come Of Age
1971 · Director of Photography
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全部作品

Pat Rocco Dared
2021 •Self (archive footage)
Silent No More
1977 •Writer
Silent No More
1977 •Director
Silent No More
1977 •Editor
Silent No More
1977 •Cinematography
We Were There
1976 •Narrator
We Were There
1976 •Director
Drifter
1975 •Director
Drifter
1975 •Producer
Drifter
1975 •Editor
展开全部作品
Drifter
1975 •Cinematography
ONE Adventure
1973 •Himself
Get That Sailor
1973 •Director
ONE Adventure
1973 •Director
ONE Adventure
1973 •Director of Photography
ONE Adventure
1973 •Music Score Producer
The Light from the Second Story Window
1973 •Director of Photography
A Dream of Body
1972 •Writer
A Dream of Body
1972 •Director of Photography
A Deep Compassion
1972 •Director
A Deep Compassion
1972 •Writer
A Dream of Body
1972 •Director
Come Of Age
1971 •Director
Come Of Age
1971 •Director of Photography
Come Of Age
1971 •Writer
A Breath of Love
1971 •Director
A Breath of Love
1971 •Writer
Mondo Rocco
1970
Meat Market Arrest
1970
Meat Market Arrest
1970 •Director
Mondo Rocco
1970 •Director
Sign of Protest
1970 •Director
Sex and the Single Gay
1970 •Director
Sex and the Single Gay
1970 •Writer
Sex and the Single Gay
1970 •Editor
Sex and the Single Gay
1970 •Cinematography
Changes
1970 •Director
S.P.R.E.E. on a Spree
1970 •Director
Let There Be Boys
1969
Breath of Love
1969 •Director
Ron and Chuck in Disneyland Discovery
1969 •Director
Pat Rocco Dares
1969 •Director
Pat Rocco Dares
1969 •Writer
Pat Rocco Dares
1969 •Editor
Pat Rocco Dares
1969 •Director of Photography
Marco of Rio
1969 •Director
Marco of Rio
1969 •Writer
Marco of Rio
1969 •Editor
Marco of Rio
1969 •Producer
Let There Be Boys
1969 •Director
Someone
1968 •Producer
Someone
1968 •Director of Photography
Someone
1968 •Editor
Autumn Nocturne
1968 •Director
Love Is Blue
1968 •Director
A Matter of Life
1968 •Director
Sunny Boys
1968 •Director
Strip Strip
1968 •Director
A Pat Rocco Happening!
1968 •Director
A Pat Rocco Happening!
1968 •Writer
A Pat Rocco Happening!
1968 •Director of Photography
Someone
1968 •Director
Fanny's Hill
1968 •Director
A Very Special Friend
•Director
The Anatomy of Tom
•Director