Drag Kids

Drag Kids is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Megan Wennberg and released in 2019.[1] The film centres on Queen Lactatia, Laddy GaGa, Suzan Bee Anthony and Bracken Hanke, four young children from Canada, the United States and Europe who perform as drag entertainers, and performed together for the first time at Fierté Montréal in 2018.[2]

Drag Kids
Film poster
Directed byMegan Wennberg
Produced byEdward Peill
Erin Oakes
Written byMegan Wennberg
StarringQueen Lactatia
Laddy GaGa
Suzan Bee Anthony
Bracken Hanke
CinematographyPaul McCurdy
Edited byWarren Jefferies
Release date
  • April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28) (Hot Docs)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered on April 28, 2019 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto.[3] In conjunction with its premiere, the stars performed at a drag brunch hosted by the city's Glad Day Bookshop.[4] It also screened at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival the following month, and was announced as the winner of the festival's award for Best Canadian Feature.[5]

The film had its broadcast premiere on the Documentary Channel on July 25, 2019.[6] Concurrently with its broadcast premiere, it was added to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's streaming platform CBC Gem.[7]

Its debut in United States was October 24, 2019 at NewFest in New York City.[8] The film will go to wide release in 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Hot Docs 2019: In Drag Kids, parents cheer as children slay gender norms". The Globe and Mail. April 22, 2019.
  2. "Drag Kids doc explores theatrical world of pre-teen drag queens". The Hamilton Spectator. May 1, 2019.
  3. "Hot Docs review: Drag Kids". Now. April 23, 2019.
  4. "9 queer films to see at Hot Docs Festival 2019". Yohomo. April 25, 2019.
  5. "Inside Out LGBT Film Festival Reveals Winners For 2019". Deadline Hollywood. June 2, 2019.
  6. Alcinii, Daniele (July 10, 2019). "CBC Docs POV sets air date for Megan Wennberg's "Drag Kids"". RealScreen.
  7. "Let these four fierce 'drag kids' give your heart a jolt of fabulosity in this new documentary". CBC Arts, July 25, 2019.
  8. Reddish, David (October 24, 2019). "Megan Wennberg explores when kids do drag–and the homophobia that follows–in 'Drag Kids'". Queerty. Retrieved October 25, 2019.


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