INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA
Spain premiere

The incredible life and mysterious death of Dean Johnson, an icon of drag-punk subculture and the underground night scene of 1980s and ’90s New York. Through a fast-paced “oral history” delivered by those who knew him, the film reconstructs the adventures of a singer, musician, LGBTQI activist, escort, orgy promoter, and leader of bands like The Weenies and The Velvet Mafia who defied homophobia, addiction, and the AIDS crisis from the heart of the East Village. His famous parties, provocative songs, and presence at venues like Club 57, The Pyramid, Rock and Roll Fag Bar, and the Wigstock festival transformed the queer community. A raw chronicle of an intensely free and dangerous era, and the indelible mark left by an indomitable giant.

Cast: Sherry Vine, Penny Arcade, Heather Litteer, Thomas Celan, Scott Ewalt, Greg “G-Spot” Siegel, DJ Tennessee, Michael Musto, Jackie Beat, Viva Ruiz, Pamela Page, Eunice Holland, Perry Masco, Jim Hubbard, Alice O’Malley, Joan Jett Blakk, Miss Guy, Jack Curious, Melissa Tiers, Chris Hook, Taylor Mac, Kevin Aviance.

Screenings:
31 October, 8:45 p.m. VOSE SDH
2 November, 9:15 p.m. VOSC SDH