An outspoken and articulate artist in a turbulent, passionate time, Wakefield Poole didn't think of himself as a pornographer. He was a filmmaker who used his dance and theater background to create beautiful, erotic art films that challenged the mind. Many agreed. To others, though, Poole just made dirty movies. I Always Said Yes: The Many Lives of Wakefield Poole tells the story of this sometimes overlooked gay liberation and independent filmmaking pioneer.

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Myles (Jack Turner) and Brody (Michael Adam Hamilton) are best friends with two very different ways of finding love. Displeased with their current love lives, they make a pact to be together if neither finds love in ten years’ time. Now two months shy of their deadline, both friends set off to do whatever it takes to avoid ending up as each other’s last resort.

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The documentary gives everyone, who doesn’t have the chance to travel around to different festivals, the opportunity to experience at least 5 queer film festivals by going to just one film festival/screening. It also opens a space for discussion about the importance of queer film and queer film festivals in today’s society. And it is a tribute to all the people who usually remain unseen, but without whom queer films and queer film festivals would not be possible (festival organizers, filmmakers etc.).

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