Brontez Purnell
Brontez Purnell is an Oakland-based writer, musician, dancer, and director. He is the author of several books, including Since I Laid My Burden Down (2017), and the zine Fag School; frontman for the punk band The Younger Lovers, and member of former band Gravy Train!!!!; and founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company.

100 Boyfriends Mixtape
as DeShawnDancer, musician, artist, and publisher of the cult queer zine Fag School, Brontez Purnell makes...
Movie page100 Boyfriends Mixtape (The Demo)
as uncreditedSet in an urban fairytale, DeShawn (an unlikely anti-hero) is smack-dabbing in the middle of a...
Movie pageNoah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles
as uncreditedA pandemic-era reunion special of Patrik-Ian Polk’s groundbreaking ’Noah’s Arc’ series.
Movie page100 Boyfriends Mixtape #3: Fuck Boy Anthem / How I Spent My Summer Vacation
as uncredited100 Boyfriends Mixtape 3: Fuck Boy Anthem/How I Spent My Summer Vacation is a choreofilm/video...
Movie pageUnstoppable Feat: The Dances of Ed Mock
as SelfAn investigation of the life of experimental, gay, black SF based choreographer Ed Mock - and...
Movie pageTogether People
as uncreditedMeet Gary, a disillusioned queen obsessed with status and “Quality of Life,” who’s living close...
Movie pageGravy Train!!!! Stame the Batch!
as JunxGet to know Chunx, Funx, Hunx & Junx up close and personal on stage and behind the scenes in the...
Movie pageI Want Your Love
as BrontezAfter a decade of living in San Francisco, Jesse is forced to move back to his Midwestern roots...
Movie pagePride
as SelfSix renowned LGBTQ+ directors explore heroic and heartbreaking stories that define America as a...
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