Francheska: Prairie Queen
| Francheska: Prairie Queen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Laura O'Grady |
| Written by | Laura O'Grady Jordan Bosch |
| Produced by | Jenny Steele Rosman Vallencia Michelle Wong |
| Starring | Francis Yutrago |
| Cinematography | Michael Sorel |
| Edited by | Jordan Bosch |
| Music by | Andrea Wettstein Alec Harrison |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Tagalog |
Francheska: Prairie Queen is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Laura O'Grady and released in 2022.[1] The film is a portrait of Francis Yutrago, a gay immigrant to Canada from the Philippines who performs as a drag queen under the name Francheska Dynamites in Lethbridge, Alberta.[2]
Francheska was previously profiled in an episode of the CBC Gem web series Canada's a Drag in 2020.[3]
The film premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival.[4]
The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Peter Klein, "CIFF putting the spotlight back on Alberta films ahead of next month's festival". Daily Hive, August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Film about Filipino care worker premieres at Calgary International Film Festival". Canadian Filipino, September 1, 2022.
- ^ David Opinko, "Lethbridge drag community striving for mainstream acceptance". Lethbridge News Now, February 23, 2020.
- ^ Ingrid Canuel, "CIFF announces lineup of Alberta made films". LiveWire Calgary, August 4, 2022.
- ^ "JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD LONG LIST DROPS AT VISIONARIES" Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Yahoo! Movies, September 11, 2022.
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