July, 23 2023 | 6:00 pm

305 South Campbell Avenue Springfield, Missouri 65806
http://www.moxiecinema.com/films/yes-i-am-the-ric-weiland-story-presented-by-the-glo-center

FREE

This special screening is presented by the GLO Center. There will be a panel discussion following the film with director Aaron Bear & producer Julie Sandler. This event is Free and open to the public. Tickets will be available to reserve at the Moxie box office.

Narrated by Zachary Quinto and featuring Bill Gates, Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story chronicles the life story of a queer pioneer and one of the founders of Microsoft. Ric helped to organize Microsoft’s early successes, which made him a significantly wealthy and influential individual at an early age. However, Weiland never felt comfortable with his wealth because he felt he didn’t deserve it. To quiet the nagging doubt in his mind, he turned to philanthropy. Out and proud since the 70s, Ric was also a champion of gay rights. During his life, he donated more than 200 million dollars to fund more than 60 non-profit organizations. He also lived through the AIDS epidemic. Painful losses tempered his social life, and focused his resolve to give back to his community during a time when they desperately needed hope. Like so many of his friends, he was diagnosed with HIV. As his wealth and influence grew, Ric seemed to slip further into self-doubt, depression, and a kind of impostor syndrome that seemingly no one could talk him out of.