![]() ![]() “I love the work of indie queer cinema of the late ‘90s and want to immerse people in this world. “Tranter was very involved in the nightclub scene of the late ‘90s and early 2000s when the film is set He also has an encyclopedic knowledge of underground music,” noted Sullivan.Īs for the look and feel of the film, Sullivan sees it as “a vibrant, saturated, Baroque Vegas but not super slick.” Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated songwriter Justin Tranter (“Happiest Season”), who has written songs for Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa, Gwen Stefani and Ariana Grande among a constellation of artists, will serve as executive music producer and create original music for the film. It’s beautifully written, extremely heartfelt and authentic but it’s also incredibly specific, performative, fun and exciting,” concurred Marden. “We read Larin’s script and immediately responded. “As producers, we don’t often find filmmakers who want to tell stories that are so universal - as in trying to connect with one’s dad - and that are also set in such a specific, underrepresented world,” said Bailey. Speaking of what inspired her to write the story, Sullivan explained: “When I was coming of age in my late teens and early 20s, the drag king scene was really vibrant in the Bay area and was also popping in L.A., New York … and every queer women’s night had a drag king show at least once a week it was really huge.”Ĭommenting on the growing resurgence of drag king shows in major cities as well as television and social media, Sullivan said that writing this film was a “way of showing representation of something that was important to me but also about my relationship with my father and finding an authentic connection to him when I looked up to him as a role model.”Īfter reading Sullivan’s script, Corporate Witchcraft backed Sullivan’s eponymous award-winning short about the same subject matter “to show the audience what a drag king actually is,” said Bailey and Marden, adding: “We think it’s time people realized drag kings are just as fun as drag queens!”
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