Dressed as a Girl explained

Dressed as a Girl
Director:Colin Rothbart
Producer:Colin Rothbart, Chris Amos
Screenplay:Colin Rothbart
Starring:Jonny Woo, Scottee, Amber, John Sizzle, Pia, Holestar
Runtime:94 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Dressed as a Girl is a documentary film of East London’s alternative drag scene,[1] directed by Colin Rothbart,[2] which focuses on both the public and personal lives of some of the key performers on the alternative drag scene.

According to the US/Canadian magazine Vice it has been called a "frockumentary" which, as well as looking at the public face of the drag scene, it tells the personal stories of six of its performers.[3]

Although the film documents the highs and lows of their personal lives as well as their 'on-stage' personas, The Guardian notes that "Once the film-maker returns to his subjects off-hours, however, he identifies as much subtle and cherishable variation as there is among birds of paradise."[4]

Cast

The film examines the careers and off-stage lives of six London drag queens: Jonny Woo, Scottee, Holestar, Pia, Amber, and John Sizzle[5]

Crew

Colin Rothbart ... Director | Colin Rothbart ... Producer | Christopher Amos ... Producer

Production

Inspired by Paris Is Burning, Colin Rothbart initially recorded footage of the stars of the documentary performing at the NYC Downlow stage, Glastonbury.[6]

Music

Original music for the film was provided by Amber Swallowz, Paul Warkworth, Feral Five, The Beef, Black Gold Buffalo, The Dash, Feral Is Kinky, Fil OK, Holestar, Hannah Holland, Jojo De Freq, K-Tron/Sma5H TV (K-Tron, Steve Baker, Rob Burnham, Mama, Per QX, Mama Shamone, Phil Spalding, Nigel Stewart, Jim Warboy, Jon Pleased Wimmin and Jonny Woo[7]

Notes and References

  1. [Screen Daily]
  2. [IMDb]
  3. [Vice (magazine)|Vice]
  4. Web site: Dressed As a Girl review – Hi-NRG birds of paradise perform . theguardian.com . 2015-10-01 . 2015-10-26.
  5. http://www.dressedasagirl.com. Dressed As A Girl Synopsis. Retrieved 2015-10-26
  6. [Front Row Reviews]
  7. Dressed As A Girl Dressed As A Girl - The Music. Retrieved 2015-11-26