Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero

Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, dir. Carlos López Estrada & Zac Manuel, 2023 USA, 95 min.
screens outdoors at a Castro Street block party for Juneteenth 💖

Wednesday, June 19, 2024, party starts at 7:00 PM, film approximately 8:20 PM

(also available to subscribers on HBO Max)

Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero

Montero Lamar Hill graduated from high school in 2017 and went off to college, but he dropped out a year later to pursue his passion for music, under the stage name Lil Nas X. His first single, “Old Town Road,” was the longest-running #1 single in the history of the Billboard charts. Lil Nas X was also the first artist to come out of the closet while at #1 in the charts. But not long after that, the Covid pandemic shelved any thoughts of doing a concert tour. He released a studio album in 2021, and finally in the fall of 2022, he was able to launch the “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” tour.

This documentary is a behind-the-scenes look, with some of the personal and artistic history. The story is every bit as compelling as the #1 hit song, and it proudly celebrates an unapologetic black queer artist who continues to move into being his authentic self. It is unequivocally a MUST SEE.

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