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Lady Like Review: From the Ballet to the Runaway

by Pat Mullen
January 2, 2025
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Drag Race star Lady Camden shares her journey from the ballet in London to the main stage of RuPaul's hit show with the fun doc portrait Lady Like.

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Absolutely Fabulous: Pierre Dalpé’s Wigstock

by Matthew Hays
December 30, 2024
Photography

Photographer Pierre Dalpé captures the legendary New York drag event Wigstock in his new book that documents drag artists in their element and faces in the crowd.

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Pride Guide: 10 Docs to Stream for the Long Weekend

by Pat Mullen
June 26, 2024
Features

Pride Guide: stream these 10 documentaries and series for the long weekend to learn more about queer history and voices pushing for change.

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Jen Markowitz on Summer Qamp and the generative power of queer joy

by Ry Pembroke
September 15, 2023
Interviews/Reviews

An interview with Summer Qamp director Jen Markowitz on creating a safe space for queer youths to see themselves on film.

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Boylesque Review: Queen of the Night

by Pat Mullen
May 4, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Boylesque, directed by Bogna Kowalczyk, profiles Andrzej Szwan, who performs as Poland’s eldest drag queen Lulla La Polaca at 82 years young.

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Fashion Babylon Review: You Better Werk

by Pat Mullen
April 29, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

In Fashion Babylon, Gianluca Matarrese captures the last days of Paris's haute couture scene by observing influencers like Violet Chachki.

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How Framing Agnes Flips the Script on Trans Narratives

by Pat Mullen
January 21, 2022March 31, 2022
Interviews/Sundance

An interview with Framing Agnes's Chase Joynt and Morgan M. Page on the genre-bending study of trans narratives and histories.

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Being BeBe Review: The Queen of Cameroon

by Pat Mullen
November 30, 2021June 21, 2022
Festivals/Reviews

Being BeBe chronicles the rise and fight of BeBe Zahara Benet, the first winner of RuPaul's Drag Race.

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Revisiting The Eyes of Tammy Faye Ahead of Jessica Chastain’s Drama

by Pat Mullen
August 31, 2021June 2, 2022
Features/TIFF

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a 2000 cult hit with its queering of a Christian icon. POV looks back at the doc, narrated by RuPaul, and considers its place within the

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Vancouver Queer Film Festival Goes Out and Proud with Sex-Positive Line-up

by Pat Mullen
August 12, 2021
Festivals

Vancouver Queer Film Festival spotlights a Drag Race fan favourite, the queer history of Sunset Boulevard, and kinks of all kinds.

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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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