A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 20, 2021
Original Title:
The Beauty President
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Breakwater Studios
Hillman Grad Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 10
In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.
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Director:
Whitney Skauge
Director of Photography:
Haley Watson
Editor:
Whitney Skauge
Executive Producer:
Abby Lynn Kang Davis
Dawn O'Keeffe
Ben Proudfoot
Lena Waithe
Rishi Rajani
Original Music Composer:
Khamani Hagood
Producer:
Caley Shannon
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