City of Queens

1h 24m
Documentary
1

An explosive look at the real lives of seven London drag queens. London drag is different from any drag you’ve seen before. Contrasting the glamour, fun and sharp-tongued humor you’d expect from drag queens with stories of abuse, attacks, past trauma dealt with through unrelenting resilience. This film goes behind the makeup to tell the unfiltered gritty human truth of their lives. Find out why London drag queens are at the forefront of queer culture in Britain.

Cast

Shaz Blakefield
The Nightbus
Johnny Bones
Envy
Bimini
Bimini Bon Boulash
Carman Bourn
Carmen Getit
Dan McBride
Barbs
Jack Pattinson
Jacqui Swallows
Loukas Prodromou
Camile Leon
Elric John Stockley
Chai Latte

Crew

Matt Timmiss
Director, Producer
Fatosh Olgacher
Director of Photography
Lenny Mastrandrea
Colorist
Lauren Kulchinsky
Executive Producer
Thom Fennessey
Executive Producer
James McPherson
Executive Producer
Laura Gregory
Executive Producer
Mark Cambell Garrity
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Alfano
Original Music Composer

Recommendations

view all
This Filthy World
A Plastic Ocean
McQueen
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
Fuck
Champs
Lake of Fire
Heart of a Dog
Directed by John Ford
Elstree 1976
Public Speaking
Savage X Fenty Show
American Pie: Revealed
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Tabloid
The Class of ‘92
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
28 Up
Trainwreck: The Real Project X