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A film that chronicles the life of Ric Weiland. The unsung hero of Microsoft and trailblazer for the LGBTQ community, Ric's bequeathed $65 million dollars to the Pride Foundation to support gay rights and HIV research. It is a dive deep into Ric's life and diaries to discover why Ric was the biggest benefactor for the gay community, why his friends loved him so much, and how he helped start an ...
16 de jun. de 2021 · “Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story,” which will premiere virtually Wednesday as part of the 2021 Provincetown Film Festival, examines the life of computer programmer Ric Weiland. In the mid-1970s, the Washington state native became one of the founding employees of Microsoft Corp., and eventually became a lead programmer for the company.
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Yes I Am - The Ric Weiland Story chronicles LGBTQ pioneer & unknown founder of Microsoft. With his newfound wealth, he turned to philanthropy. During his life,…
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Narrated by Zachary Quinto and starring Bill Gates, Yes I Am - The Ric Weiland Story chronicles a queer pioneer and one of the founders of Microsoft. Ric helped focus and organize their early successes. It made him wealthy and influential at an early age. He never felt overly comfortable with his wealth - he didn’t feel that he deserved it.
Ric Weiland was a brilliant programmer, queer pioneer, & one of the earliest employees of Microsoft. He dedicated his life and fortune to philanthropy and activism, but personal struggles ...
Yes I Am - The Ric Weiland Story chronicles LGBTQ pioneer & unknown founder of Microsoft. With his newfound wealth, he turned to philanthropy. During his life, he donated more than $200m to fund more than 60 non-profit organizations.
