Girl King
For the 2015 film, see The Girl King.
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| Directed by | Ileana Pietrobruno |
| Music by | Amon Tobin |
Release dates | 2002 |
Girl King is a 2002 Canadian feature-length, drag king pirate movie; directed, produced, written and edited by Ileana Pietrobruno, with cinematography by John Houtman.[1][2] It stars Chrystal Donbrath-Zinga, Michael-Ann Connor, Raven Courtney, Victoria Deschanel, Joyce Pate and Jonathan Sutton. The music is by Amon Tobin.
Girl King reworks the iconography of the pirate movie to examine butch / femme roles, and the construction of masculinity. It is referenced extensively in the final chapter of Sons of the Movement by Jean Bobby Noble.
Film festivals
- Berlinale 2003
- Los Angeles OutFest 2002
- Frameline San Francisco 2002
- London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2003
- Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2003
- Out In Africa 2003
- Ljubljana Gay And Lesbian Film Festival 2002
- Miami Gay And Lesbian Film Festival 2003
- North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2003
- Rainbow Reels (Opening night screening) 2004 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)
References
- ↑ Calamia, Donald V. (October 12, 2006). "Yo ho ho: A gender-bending we will go". Between The Lines News.
- ↑ Stamets, Bill (July 26, 2002). "Gay/lesbian film fest 'Reeling' with diversity". Chicago Sun-Times.
External links
- Girl King at the Internet Movie Database
- Girl King at AllMovie
- Technodyke Review - A Camp Swashbuckler for our Time
- Trailer on YouTube
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