Moscone–Milk assassinations The centerpiece was a section displaying the suit Milk was wearing at the time of his death. The suit is currently on display in the Society's permanent museum space in the Castro. In 2008 the film "Milk" depicted the assassinations as part of a biographical story about the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. The movie was a critical and commercial success, with Victor Garber portraying Moscone, Sean Penn playing Milk and Josh Brolin playing White. Penn won an Oscar for his performance and Brolin was nominated. In January 2012, the Berkeley Repertory Theater premiered "Ghost Light",
Milk (film) intended to show a view of the San Francisco Opera House from the redesign of White's office. Filming finished March 2008. The film offers special thanks to "The Times of Harvey Milk" for "its enormous contribution to the making of this movie" and its producer, Rob Epstein. The music of the movie is composed by Danny Elfman under the label Decca Records. Songs: Film score: In the month leading up to "Milk's" release, Focus Features kept the film out of all film festivals and restricted media screenings, seeking to briefly avoid word-of-mouth and the partisanship it could generate. "Milk" premiered