I just caught this movie at NYC's Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. When choosing movies to see, I thought, hmm, a documentary about a drag queen competition, should be a fun, light film. It turns out to be one of the best and funniest movies I've seen in or OUT of festivals in YEARS.
But it's not just drag queens being bitchy and fabulous at a parody of a Miss Universe-type contest, which is actually a major AIDS fundraiser in L.A. -- the film includes enough background material on each "contestant" as they work for MONTHS preparing for this benefit that it turns out to be quite moving, too.
The director has done an expert and professional job conducting the interviews and intercutting all the footage. The packed house I saw it with absolutely loved this film (I predict it will win the festival's audience choice award this year), and was one of those movies where the audience roars so much at all the outrageousness on screen that you miss some of what's being spoken!
This small film is good enough that it should get picked up by PBS or Sundance Channel, and/or play at art houses. If you see it playing or being broadcast, be sure to go see it / watch it -- you'll have a GREAT time!
I hope it's available on video/DVD someday, too -- I'd definitely like to own this feel-good movie.
But it's not just drag queens being bitchy and fabulous at a parody of a Miss Universe-type contest, which is actually a major AIDS fundraiser in L.A. -- the film includes enough background material on each "contestant" as they work for MONTHS preparing for this benefit that it turns out to be quite moving, too.
The director has done an expert and professional job conducting the interviews and intercutting all the footage. The packed house I saw it with absolutely loved this film (I predict it will win the festival's audience choice award this year), and was one of those movies where the audience roars so much at all the outrageousness on screen that you miss some of what's being spoken!
This small film is good enough that it should get picked up by PBS or Sundance Channel, and/or play at art houses. If you see it playing or being broadcast, be sure to go see it / watch it -- you'll have a GREAT time!
I hope it's available on video/DVD someday, too -- I'd definitely like to own this feel-good movie.
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