First-time filmmaker Kate Turinski had her AGLIFF premiere tonight with her documentary SISSYBOY after receiving much attention after her SXSW screening. The film follows the outrageous gender-bending performance art/drag troupe in their last year of existence. Founded by Mark “Zebra” Thomas, the troupe held monthly shows in Portland, exposing the monsters in society by becoming the monsters themselves in their own performances. Each of the twelve members created their own eccentric personas. It’s hairspray, glamour, tattoos, bad makeup, and booze all in the name of satire and bad taste. John Waters would be proud.
See the TRAILER, and get a glimpse into a different style of drag that would make Liza (with a Z!) faint and make Courtney Love blush.
The screening tonight was sponsored by L Style G Style Magazine and SXSW.
