The Beauty President

10m
Documentary
6

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.

Cast

Terence Alan Smith
Self

Crew

Whitney Skauge
Director, Editor
Haley Watson
Director of Photography
Abby Lynn Kang Davis
Executive Producer
Dawn O'Keeffe
Executive Producer
Ben Proudfoot
Executive Producer
Lena Waithe
Executive Producer
Rishi Rajani
Executive Producer
Caley Shannon
Producer
Khamani Hagood
Original Music Composer

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