Queen!

Short
African

Availability:

Director(s):

Sibonele Yawa

Country:

South Africa

Year:

2021

Running Time:

15 min

Language(s):

English

Queen! is a 15-minute poetic-expository documentary investigating the drag queen culture within the South African context, based on men and non-binaries who have performed drag in and outside apartheid. It is a celebration of the drag queen community, and recognition of dragging as a liable culture, artform and profession. Made during level 5 lockdown the documentary shows the lifestyle of drag queens outside and in the profession, the processes they go through to entertain, and their struggles with societal misconceptions and prejudice.

Courtesy of Girls in Film South Africa