An Intimate Dinner in Memory of David Robilliard

On Dec. 6, WePresent and Russell Tovey celebrated the release of their documentary “Life Is Excellent” with an intimate dinner at Ella Funt in the East Village. The documentary follows Tovey as he uncovers the life of his artist hero, the late British artist and poet David Robilliard, who died of AIDS in 1988 at age 36. Preceded by a one-night-only screening at SVA Theatre, the dinner was attended by a multitude of creatives and figureheads from New York City’s queer arts scene. The evening’s tables were adorned with Diptyque candles and flower arrangements by FDK Florals, which picked pink lilies similar to the ones found near Robilliard’s birthplace of Guernsey. Notables in attendance included Honey Dijon, Amy Sherald, Ryan McGinley, Slava Mogutin, Charles Renfro, Ira Sachs, Andy Baraghani, Quil Lemons, Jacoby Satterwhite, Alyssa Nitchun, and more. Photography by Hunter Abrams, courtesy of WePresent.