P.S. Burn This Letter Please Explained
P.S. Burn This Letter Please |
Director: | Michael Seligman Jennifer Tiexiera |
Producer: | Michael Seligman Jennifer Tiexiera Craig Olsen |
Screenplay: | Michael Seligman Jennifer Tiexiera |
Based On: | Correspondence among 1950s drag queens |
Music: | Jonathan Kirkscey |
Cinematography: | Zachary Shields |
Editing: | Jennifer Tiexiera Alex Bohs |
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Runtime: | 106 minutes |
Country: | United States |
P.S. Burn This Letter Please is a 2020 documentary film about gay life in New York City among 1950s drag queens.[1] [2] The title is taken verbatim from a letter recounting the autumn 1958 theft of 33 luxurious wigs from the Metropolitan Opera House.[3] The film is based on a trove of correspondence found in a storage unit in 2014, and includes archival footage of cross-dressing balls.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 23 April 2020. 'P.S. Burn This Letter Please': Film Review Tribeca 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606234755/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ps-burn-letter-please-1290598. 2020-06-06. 2020-08-21. The Hollywood Reporter.
- Web site: Rudolph. Christopher. August 19, 2020. "P.S. Burn This Letter Please" Reveals When Drag Was Illegal and Dangerous. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200820200154/http://www.newnownext.com/ps-burn-this-letter-please-doc-outfest/08/2020/. 2020-08-20. 2020-08-21. LOGO News.
- Web site: History and a Drag Queen Mystery, in the New Doc 'P.S. Burn This Letter Please' . Chelsea Community News . 2021-06-21 . 2022-07-01 . 2022-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183102/https://chelseacommunitynews.com/2021/06/21/history-and-a-drag-queen-mystery-in-the-new-doc-p-s-burn-this-letter-please/ . live .
- Web site: Gottfried . Steve . 'P.S. Burn This Letter Please' Embarked on a Five-Year Journey to Reconstruct the Lives of its Protagonists . Metrosource . 2021-01-05 . 2022-07-01 . 2021-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618114711/https://metrosource.com/p-s-burn-this-letter-please-embarked-on-a-five-year-journey-to-reconstruct-the-lives-of-its-protagonists/ . live .