| Francheska: Prairie Queen | |
| Director: | Laura O'Grady |
| Producer: | Jenny Steele Rosman Vallencia Michelle Wong |
| Starring: | Francis Yutrago |
| Music: | Andrea Wettstein Alec Harrison |
| Cinematography: | Michael Sorel |
| Editing: | Jordan Bosch |
| Runtime: | 64 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English Tagalog |
Francheska: Prairie Queen is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Laura O'Grady and released in 2022.[1] The film is a portrait of Francis Yutrago, a gay immigrant to Canada from the Philippines who performs as a drag queen under the name Francheska Dynamites in Lethbridge, Alberta.[2]
Francheska was previously profiled in an episode of the CBC Gem web series Canada's a Drag in 2020.[3]
The film premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival.[4]
The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[5]