Dressed as a Girl

Dressed as a Girl is a documentary film of East London’s alternative drag scene,Screen Daily. Peccadillo secures 'Dressed As A Girl' for UK. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-03 directed by Colin Rothbart,IMDb. Dressed As A Girl IMDB entry. Retrieved 2015-10-26 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.Vice Abraham, Amelia. The Business of Drag: We Talked to Some of London's Biggest Drag Queens About the Scene in 2015. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-26

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."

Cast The film examines the careers and off-stage lives of six London drag queens: Jonny Woo, Scottee, Holestar, Pia, Amber, and John Sizzlehttp://www.dressedasagirl.com. Dressed As A Girl Synopsis. Retrieved 2015-10-26

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.Front Row Reviews Interview with 'Dressed As A Girl' Director Colin Rothbart. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-26

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(Steve Sma5h), Rob Burnham, Mama, Per QX, Mama Shamone, Phil Spalding, Nigel Stewart, Jim Warboy, Jon Pleased Wimmin and Jonny WooDressed As A Girl Dressed As A Girl - The Music. Retrieved 2015-11-26

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