Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story

Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story
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Directed by	Jyllian Gunther Stephanie Schwam
Produced by	Jyllian Gunther Stephanie Schwam Sarah Jessica Parker Alison Benson Caroline Waterlow
Cinematography	Eric Arthur Fernandez
Edited by	Jeremy Stulberg
Music by	Roger Neill
Production companies	HBO Documentary Films Pretty Matches Productions Laylow Pictures
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	June 9, 2026 (2026-06-09) (Tribeca) June 30, 2026 (2026-06-30) (United States)
Running time	80 minutes^[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story is a 2026 American documentary film directed and produced by Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam. It explores the life and career of Robin Byrd, who hosted the public-access television series The Robin Byrd Show. Sarah Jessica Parker serves as a producer under her Pretty Matches Productions banner.

It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2026, and was released on June 30, 2026, by HBO Documentary Films.

Premise

It explores the life and career of Robin Byrd, who hosted the public-access television series The Robin Byrd Show. Byrd was also a champion for LGBTQ people, HIV/AIDS awareness, and safe sex. Byrd appears in the film alongside Cheri Oteri, Annie Sprinkle, Sandra Bernhard, Porsche Lynn, Heather Hunter, Lou Cass, Kirsten Fleming, Bob Morris and Michael Musto. Additional interviews include civil rights activists and lawyers alongside former guests of her show.^[2]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2026.^[3] It also screened at the Provincetown International Film Festival on June 11, 2026.^[4]^[5] It was released on HBO on June 30, 2026.^[6]

References

↑ "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story [MA 15 +]". Australian Classification Board. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
↑ "HBO Original Documentary BANG MY BOX: THE ROBIN BYRD STORY Debuts June 30". Warner Bros. Discovery. June 9, 2026. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
↑ Turkletaub, Peyton (April 16, 2026). "Films Starring Aubrey Plaza, Paul Rudd, Wagner Moura and More Lead Tribeca Festival's 2026 Lineup". Variety. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
↑ "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story". Provincetown International Film Festival. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (May 5, 2026). "Provincetown Film Festival Lineup: Ryan Murphy, 'Stop! That! Train!,' John Waters on 'Sick of Myself,' and More". IndieWire. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
↑ Maglio, Tony (June 9, 2026). "HBO Has a Robin Byrd Documentary Titled 'Bang My Box' — Watch the Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 14, 2026.

External links

Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story at IMDb

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