Critical reception On
review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.
Awards and nominations In 1998, the film won the Audience Award at
Frameline, the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and was nominated for an
Independent Spirit Award and was named Best Documentary of the Year (runner-up) by the
Boston Society of Film Critics. After the film aired on the HBO/Cinemax “Reel Life” series, Kirkman was nominated for an
Emmy Award (Documentary Writing Category). ==References==