Year: 2018
Country: UK
Director: Jamie Patterson
Cast: Derren Nesbitt, Jordan Stephens, April Pearson, Steve Oram, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Ruben Crow
Genre: drama
Runtime: 80 min.
Age: 18+
A provocative biography of an elderly travesty cabaret star: a movie about love, friendship and destiny
When veteran drag queen Jackie Collins receives a diagnosis with six weeks to live, all he wants to do is perform his long-running act, and behave as if all is normal. But between a surprising new friendship with a rising young queen and unfinished business with his estranged daughter, he may just have the most eventful month and a half of his life.
A feel-good film with charm and humor as well as surprising insight into our evolving understanding of gender identity across generations, this marks the first queer film from prolific young British director Jamie Patterson.
Awards & Festivals:
Filmfest homochrom – Chromie Audience Award (Outstanding Fiction Feature)
L.A. Outfest – Grand Jury Award (Outstanding International Narrative Feature), Audience Award (Outstanding Narrative Feature)
TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival – Jury Award (Narrative, Honorable mention)
Out on Film (Atlanta, US) – Audience Award (Best Men's Film)
Rochester ImageOut – Special Jury Prize
Naples International Film Festival – Best Narrative Feature
Kingston Reelout Film Festival – participation