Untitled Palm Springs Project is one-hour documentary on recent gay and lesbian history and culture in Palm Springs, California.

From the 1970s through the 1990s, gay men and women from the urban centers of the West Coast came in droves to play in the warm, dry climate of the desert.  When economic turmoil closed many resorts in Palm Springs itself, properties in town began to be acquired by entrepreneurs catering to gays and lesbians.  The White Party put Palm Springs on the maps of many gay men outside California and the United States. They had a good time at the White Party, they had a good time in Palm Springs, and they came back.  Many made the move permanent. 

Baby Boomer economics and the gay community's exhausting, long-time companion, HIV/AIDS, have also contributed to the influx of gays to the area.  Today a confluence of factors adds up to a gay renaissance in the California desert.

We’re studying the rich variety of gay experience in PS, including unique “clothing optional” resorts; the cult following for the film Sordid Lives; Desert Gay Traffic School; Gay Associated Youth (GAY) and their high school prom; Marines vs. Gay Men and the proximity of the Twentynine Palms Base; the relative truth of “Gay '90s” – in Palm Springs, you’re either gay or 90 – or both! -  and community problems with gay bashing.

Individuals who will tell this story include realtors, reporters, editors, hoteliers, rock stars, business people, politicians, health care workers, gay teens, nudists, activists and more. The filmmakers will also interview gays who moved to Palm Springs because of AIDS, because of economics, and because of dissatisfaction with big city life.

Organizations and events we’re shooting include the Desert AIDS Project, Desert Pride Center, Desert Business Association, Prime Timers of the Desert, GAY (Gay Associated Youth), Gay Pride Weekend and Parade, Gay Rodeo, The White Party, Dinah Shore Golf Tournament, and more – providing unique access and a thorough representation of the thriving, growing and sometimes controversial gay culture in Palm Springs.