Venus Boyz
Club Casanova, home of the legendary Drag King Night in New York, is the point of departure for an odyssey to the transgender world. It's a world where women become men - some for a night, others for a lifetime. The film stars renowned Drag Kings Mo B. Dick, DRED Gerestant, Storme Webber, Diane Torr, Del la Grace Volcano, and Bridge Markland, all women who dress, perform, and/or live as men, with appearances by legendary Drag Queens Mistress Formika and Queen Bee Luscious.
WINNER! Best Film: Semaine de la Critique at Locarno
"An utterly fascinating, beautifully crafted exploration of the world of drag kings." - Variety
"A provocative travelogue through [an] unexplored frontier, a mixed-up, shook-up borderland where nothing, especially not an individual's gender, should be taken for granted." - TV Guide
"Offers considerable illumination on the lives of those who live and thrive along sexuality's margins." - Newsday
Running Time
103 mins
Year
2002
Kanopy ID
1137645
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