Girl King

For the 2015 film, see The Girl King.
Girl King
Directed by Ileana Pietrobruno
Music by Amon Tobin
Release dates
2002

Girl King is a 2002 Canadian feature-length, drag king pirate movie; directed, produced, written and edited by Ileana Pietrobruno, with cinematography by John Houtman.[1][2] It stars Chrystal Donbrath-Zinga, Michael-Ann Connor, Raven Courtney, Victoria Deschanel, Joyce Pate and Jonathan Sutton. The music is by Amon Tobin.

Girl King reworks the iconography of the pirate movie to examine butch / femme roles, and the construction of masculinity. It is referenced extensively in the final chapter of Sons of the Movement by Jean Bobby Noble.

Film festivals

References

  1. Calamia, Donald V. (October 12, 2006). "Yo ho ho: A gender-bending we will go". Between The Lines News.
  2. Stamets, Bill (July 26, 2002). "Gay/lesbian film fest 'Reeling' with diversity". Chicago Sun-Times.


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