Coded: The Hidden Love of JC Leyendecker

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker follows the influential illustrator J.C. Leyendecker and considers how his work and legacy helped shape the visual language that made today’s out-and-proud LGBTQ advertisements possible. The film looks at an artist whose impact reaches beyond illustration, connecting his creative imprint to a later era of more open queer representation.