{"id":12985,"date":"2021-07-16T19:57:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dragkinghistory.com\/?page_id=12985"},"modified":"2022-04-23T01:19:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T01:19:17","slug":"film-tv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dragkinghistory.com\/film-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"FILM & TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you to all of the writers, academics, scholars, & historians who provided us with these great works for all of us to learn and enjoy !<\/h2>\n

If you have any books to recommend that we can add to our bookstore, please let us know.<\/strong>
\nWrite us at <\/strong>info@dragkinghistory.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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After the Ball<\/h1>\n

Directed by Compton Bennett<\/strong>
\nProduced by Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas<\/strong>
\nDistributed by British Lion Films Ltd<\/em><\/p>\n

After the Ball<\/em><\/strong> is a British film from 1957 that portrays the life of United Kingdom\u2019s most famous and beloved male impersonator, Vesta Tilley who thrived in the late Victorian era. Pat Kirkwood stars as Tilley, and does a terrific job of bringing her popular songs to life on screen. She provides a birdseye view into the life and times of Vesta on stage in all her glory.<\/p>\n

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With a fistful of fetish in every frame, Girl King is a sexy, swashbuckling, gender-bending adventure on the high seas. When a na\u00efve baby Butch is taken prisoner by the pirate Captain Candy, a hunt begins to find the Queen\u2019s stolen \u201ctreasure.\u201d In a world where \u201cmen were men, and girls were girls,\u201d the loss of the Queen\u2019s treasure has turned things upside down. Now, tops are bottomed, pirate captains are seduced by tranny sailors and cross-dressing femmes pack a wallop. With the help of the mysterious Easy, can Butch and Captain Candy find the Queen\u2019s lost treasure and restore the line between butch and femme, or will the treasure, and the \u201cnatural\u201d order, be lost forever?<\/p>\n

Decidedly tongue-in-cheek, this clever tale uses a stylish pastiche of \u2018pirated\u2019 images and themes to lead us into the uncharted oceans of dyke desire and queer identity.<\/p>\n

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Anne+: The Film<\/h1>\n

Directed by Valerie Bisscheroux
\nWritten by Maud Weimeijer<\/strong>
\nProduced by Millstreet Films<\/strong>
\nDistributed by Netflix, 2021
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Anne+: The Film <\/em><\/strong>is a new Dutch- language romantic movie. A twenty-something lesbian university graduate in Amsterdam prepares to leave for Montreal, meanwhile navigating her social life and writing career. It\u2019s all going according to plan (sort of) until Anne meets non-binary drag king Lou who offers her a much-needed different perspective on love, life and sexuality.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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By Hook or By Crook<\/h1>\n

Directed by Harry Dodge, Silas Howard<\/strong>
\nProduced by Steakhaus Productions, Harry Dodge, Silas Howard<\/strong>
\nWritten by Harry Dodge, Silas Howard, Stanya Kahn<\/strong>
\nDistributed by Artistic License, 2002<\/em><\/p>\n

By Hook or by Crook, a 2001 queer butch\/trans buddy film<\/a>, chronicles the tale of two unlikely friends who commit petty crimes as they search for a path to understanding themselves and the outside world. Silas Howard plays Shy (a transgender man), who leaves his small town after the death of his father, and heads to the big city to live a life of crime. Along the way, he encounters Valentine, a quirky adoptee, in search of his birth mother. An immediate kinship is sparked between these men and they become partners in crime. Suffering money troubles, emotional problems, and physical confrontations, the duo face their issues head on and learn to trust each other and support each other in pursuit of their goals. Co-star\u2019s performance artiste\u2019 Stanya Kahn and San Francisco dyke poet Carina Gia.<\/p>\n

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival<\/a>, and received several awards, including Best Feature, Audience Award at Outfest Los Angeles Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Best Screenplay, Grand Jury Prize at Outfest Los Angeles Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Best Feature, Jury Prize at Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Best New Director, Jury Prize at Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Best Feature, Audience Award at Mardi Gras Festival, Australia; Best Feature, Audience Award at South by Southwest Film Festival; Best Feature, Jury Award at Philadelphia Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Girl King<\/h1>\n

Directed by Ileana Pietrobruno<\/strong>
\nProduced by Ileana Pietrobruno<\/strong>
\nDistributed by Ariztical Entertainment
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Girl King is a 2002<\/a> Canadian<\/a> feature-length, drag king<\/a> pirate movie; directed, produced, written and edited by Ileana Pietrobruno<\/a>, with cinematography by John Houtman.[1]<\/sup><\/a>[2]<\/sup><\/a> It stars Chrystal Donbrath-Zinga, Michael-Ann Connor, Raven Courtney, Victoria Deschanel, Joyce Pate and Jonathan Sutton. The music is by Amon Tobin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a fistful of fetish in every frame, Girl King is a sexy, swashbuckling, gender-bending adventure on the high seas. When a na\u00efve baby Butch is taken prisoner by the pirate Captain Candy, a hunt begins to find the Queen\u2019s stolen \u201ctreasure.\u201d In a world where \u201cmen were men, and girls were girls,\u201d the loss of the Queen\u2019s treasure has turned things upside down. Now, tops are bottomed, pirate captains are seduced by tranny sailors and cross-dressing femmes pack a wallop. With the help of the mysterious Easy, can Butch and Captain Candy find the Queen\u2019s lost treasure and restore the line between butch and femme, or will the treasure, and the \u201cnatural\u201d order, be lost forever?<\/p>\n

Decidedly tongue-in-cheek, this clever tale uses a stylish pastiche of \u2018pirated\u2019 images and themes to lead us into the uncharted oceans of dyke desire and queer identity.<\/p>\n

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History Lessons<\/h1>\n

Directed by Barbara Hammer<\/strong>
\nProduced by Barbara Hammer Productions
\nEdited by Barbara Hammer<\/strong>
\nDistributed by Barbara Hammer, 2000<\/em><\/p>\n

In this wonderfully irreverent yet empowering film, Barbara Hammer traces lesbian history by presenting an extraordinary array of archival footage \u2013 and then playfully manipulates it to make it seem as though lesbians were everywhere. From popular films to newsreels, sex ed pics, stag reels, medical and educational films, old nudies and more, History Lessons<\/em> reclaims and rewrites lesbian history.<\/p>\n

You will find some of New York City\u2019s well-known Drag Kings including Dred, Mo B. Dick, Antonio Caputo, Mistah.<\/p>\n

DVD available for sale for private use. Price: $30<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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NATE – A One Man Show<\/h1>\n

Directed by Phil Burgers<\/strong>
\nExecutive Producer: Amy Poehler
\nProduced by Comedy Dynamics: A Nacelle Company, 2020
\n<\/strong>Distributed by Netflix<\/em><\/p>\n

Tough talk takes an unexpected turn as Nate, played by comedian Natalie Palamides, explores humor, heartbreak, sexuality and consent with a live audience.<\/p>\n

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Our Flag Means Death<\/h1>\n

Produced by HBO Max, Cere Prods, <\/strong>Piki Films<\/strong><\/a>
\nDistributed by HBO Max, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n

HBO\u2018s hit pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death <\/em>was created by David Jenkins. It is based on the true story of \u201cThe Gentleman Pirate\u201d, aka Stede Bonnet who has a midlife crisis and decides to blow up his cushy life to become a pirate. His adventures on the high seas are more comical than treacherous, especially when he accidentally becomes besties with Blackbeard. With a crew of misfits, Bonnet and his crew bring high stakes laughter, unexpected romance, and inclusion.<\/p>\n

Non-binary Puerto Rican actor Vico Ortiz, plays a gender nonconforming swashbuckler Jim \/ Bonifacia who isn\u2019t afraid to stand their ground. They also are a Los Angeles based Drag King by the name of Vico Suave.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Pecker by John Waters<\/h1>\n

Directed by John Waters<\/strong>
\nProduced by Polar Entertainment<\/strong>
\nDistributed by Fine Line Features, 1998
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Pecker<\/em> is a 1998 American comedy<\/a> film written and directed by John Waters<\/a>. Like all of Waters’ films, it was filmed and set in Baltimore<\/a>; this film was set in the Hampden<\/a> neighborhood. A talented young photographer, who enjoys snapping photos of his satirical, perverted Baltimore neighborhood and his wacky family, gets dragged into a world of pretentious artists from New York City and finds newfound fame. Drag King Mo B. Dick is a guest star playing Zorro the lesbian stripper with a drag king twist.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Tipping the Velvet<\/h1>\n

(TV Series on BBC)<\/span><\/h4>\n

Directed by Geoffrey Sax<\/a><\/strong>
\nProduced by Sally Head Productions, 2002<\/strong>
\nDistributed by BritBox<\/em><\/p>\n

Dramatized from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed debut novel, “Tipping the Velvet” tells the story of Nancy Astley (Rachael Stirling), a young girl who works as cook and waitress in her Father’s seaside restaurant – that is until she witnesses the extraordinary performance of a new-to-town male impersonator – Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes) – and begins to undergo a complete life transformation. Suddenly whipped up – and quickly flung down – by her love affair with Kitty, she experiences both euphoria and deep disillusion as she embarks on a seven-year journey of self-discovery – finally realizing that a life of sensation just isn’t enough.<\/p>\n

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Virgin Machine<\/h1>\n

Directed by Monika Treut<\/strong>
\nProduced by Monika Treut, Hyena Films NDR, 1988<\/strong>
\nDistributed by First Run Features<\/em><\/p>\n

Dorothee M\u00fcller is a young journalist from Hamburg. She is eager for love, but frustrated by her relationships with men such as Heinz and Bruno, and sets out to unlock the secret to romantic love professionally, as a journalist, interviewing people from different professions. Failing to find the answers she seeks, she flies off to San Francisco. There, she meets several extraordinary women, and continues her quest to figure out love by interviewing them: Ramona, the drag king<\/a> (played by Shelly Mars); Dominique, a Hungarian bohemian type; and Susie Sexpert, who owns a collection of incredible dildos. Dorothee’s exploration leads her on a journey of self-exploration and adventure, and to new discoveries about her own sexuality.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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