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Thought-Provoking Documentaries
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1h 6m
Directed by Frank Simon • Documentary • 1968 • US • English
Featuring Jack Doroshow, Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick
More than 40 years before “RuPaul's Drag Race", this ground-breaking documentary about the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant introduced audiences to the world of competitive drag. The film takes us backstage to kiki with the contestants as they rehearse, throw shade, and transform into their drag personas in the lead-up to the big event.
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