The Beauty President
“If a bad actor can be president, why not a good drag queen?” In 1992, Joan Jett Blakk made a historic bid for the White House as an openly queer write-in candidates. Today, Terence Smith, the man behind the persona, reflects back on his place in gay rights history at the height of the AIDS crisis.
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Credits
Director: | Whitney Skauge |
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Executive Producer: | Ben Proudfoot, Abby Lynn Kang Davis, Dawn O'Keeffe |
Producer: | Caley Shannon |
Cinematographer: | Haley Watson |
Editor: | Whitney Skauge |
Music: | Khamani Hagood |
Principal Cast: | Terence Alan Smith |
Additional Credits: | Story Producer: Sarah Stewart, Post Producer: Elizabeth Brooke, Colorist: Stephen Derluguian, Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Higgins, Assistant Editor: Cody Wilson, Post Production Supervisor : Dillon Brown, Special Thanks: Craig ‘Cowboy’ Aines, Alex Austin, Bianca Collins, Grace Zahrah, Tiffany Gist, Gabe Godoi, Jeremy Lambert, Joey Lambert, Josh Rosenberg |
Contact
Distributor: | |
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Public Film Contact: | Whitney Skauge |
Publicity Contact: | Caley Shannon |
Sales Agent: | Abby Lynn Kang Davis |