Ended on 7/6/2012
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THE QUEEN -
(unrated)
1968 - USA - English - 68 minutes
Directed by: Frank Simon
Featuring: Flawless Sabrina, Crystal LaBeija
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 *PLEASE NOTE - There was a scheduling error for this screening that falsely posted the showtime as being on Thursday, July 5 at Midnight. The actual showtime for this film will be Friday, July 6 at Midnight.
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
SPECIAL APPEARANCE by Flawless Sabrina!
The original drag queen documentary, THE QUEEN offers one of the earliest cinematic documentations of a drag ball. Depicting the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Contest for female impersonators held at Town Hall in New York and organized by “mistress of ceremonies” Flawless Sabrina, the film also features Crystal LaBeija, who would gain greater fame years later for her appearance in PARIS IS BURNING. The contestants get settled in their hotel rooms, gossip, share beauty secrets, and discuss their backgrounds. Topics of discussion include gay life, sex change operations, problems with the draft, and “husbands” in the service. Andy Warhol judges the competition and Mario Montez makes a guest appearance, singing “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend.”
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