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Unforgivable, the story of a gang member serving time in Salvordoran prison who is gay, earned the Greater Palm Springs CVB Best of the Festival Award announced June 27 at the closing ceremonies of the Palm Springs International ShortFest at the Palm Springs Cultural Center.
The film received one of five Academy Award qualifying awards while awards and cash prizes worth $25,000 were presented to the winners selected from the 295 shorts films that screened.
The winners by category included:
Greater Palm Springs CVB Best of the Festival Award - Winner received $5,000 cash prize courtesy of the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau. Jury: Bérangère Mc Neese (actor, director, and screenwriter - 2020 ShortFest award winner in this category); Ania Trzebiatowska (programmer at the Sundance Film Festival).
Ric Supple, local businessman and philanthropist, dies at 95
His daughter, Judith Supple Freiha, said his death was attributed to natural causes.
In the late 60s, the Supples built a radio empire in the Coachella Valley called R&R Broadcasting. It pioneered new formats, particularly talk radio. In 2015, after almost 50 years in business, Ric and wife, Rozene, decided to wind down their radio business.
Palm Springs Historical Society President Tracy Conrad, a neighbor, described Ric as clever and funny. He was so quick-witted and always the most sparkling of conversationalists, Conrad said.
Mike Meenan, who was employed at KPSI by the Supples, from 1982-2000, before he relocated to San Francisco, said working for them was like being a member of a family. He suffered a detached retina in 1984 and was out for two months while doctors saved his vision. He said the Supples continued to pay him his salary.
Rebounding
Palm Springs has weathered the pandemic, and the breaks are coming off
Despite Palm Springs’ tourist dependency, the desert city is emerging from the pandemic with all of its legendary gay resorts intact. All of the city’s gay bars have also survived, and the three gay bars and gay resort in neighboring Cathedral City have also managed to stay afloat despite California’s restrictive closures. Palm Springs has long been one of the gayest cities in the world, and LGBT visitor loyalty combined with the fact the city is within easy driving distance from Los Angeles has been enough of a lifeline to keep the city’s small LGBT businesses from going under.