: The documentary premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in March 2017 and later aired as part of the PBS series Independent Lens in early 2018.
: A recurring theme is Maupin’s concept of the "logical family"—the community of friends and peers chosen to replace or supplement one's biological family. The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
The film features candid interviews with Maupin himself, as well as a wide array of his famous friends and collaborators: : The documentary premiered at the South by
: It details his upbringing as the conservative son of a white supremacist in North Carolina, his early career working for arch-conservative Jesse Helms, and his military service in Vietnam. and his military service in Vietnam.