ULTRA FABULOUS, BEYOND DRAG: PART DEUX
Produced/Curated by Austin Young & Saskia Wilson-Brown

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Workshop @ Machine Project
Mon. Nov 30th, 2009, 7:00PM
Fade-Dra and Squeaky Blonde will teach the assembled how to apply tranimal make-up, and Scott Cronick will be teaching quick costume tricks.
Austin Young will be taking before/after shots.
Admission: $8.00 (first come first serve, the night of the event)
Bring some clothes to sacrifice

Screening & Panel @ Downtown Independent Theatre
Wed. Dec 2nd, 2009, Screening starts at 7:45 PM; Panel starts at 9:45 PM
Hosted by the ever-amazing Mormon ingenue, Jer Ber Jones
Come join us for a screening of short films by and about the trans community, featuring new work by/featuring Mathu Anderson & Andrew Schneider, Jer Ber Jones, Lipstique, Buck Angel, Calpernia Addams, Jackie Beat, RuPaul, Squeaky Blonde, Zackary Drucker, Chris Crocker, Austin Young, Taylor Mac, WIllam Belli, Mario Diaz, Nadya Ginsburg, Selene Luna, Barry Morse, and more.
Stay for the panel, moderated by Jackie Beat and featuring Zackary Drucker, Calpernia Addams & Buck Angel.
Tickets: $12.00 (click here to buy tickets now)
Come looking amazing

Developed by Austin Young and Saskia Wilson-Brown, Ultra Fabulous: Beyond Drag was first screened in 2007 as part of the Silver Lake Film Festival. Selling out the LA Gay and Lesbian Center’s 200 seat theatre, the first edition of UFBD included films by iconic performers & filmmakers – Jefree Star, Peaches Christ, Darren Stein and Walt Paper amongst others - as well as live stage performances from Sir Heffington and the late, great Steve Lady.

This new follow-up program presents a comprehensive look at developments in transsexual/ transgender/tranimal culture through short films by and about the performers working in this - paradoxically - gender-neutral yet hyper-gendered space.

International in scope, ‘Ultra Fabulous, Beyond Drag: Part Deux’ is a a celebration of gender identification - featuring androgynes, the transgendered, drag queens and tranimals... Going way beyond the boas, glitter and whip-smart sass, it aims to showcase a new filmic genre — a genre we are dubbing ‘transploitation’ — born of, and predicated on the instant accessibility of internet culture, the do-it-yourself ethos of home publishing, and, the humorous narcissism inherent to self-reflection, gender identification and ‘otherness’. All this, through the best new performance video and short film work by established filmmakers, avant-garde performers, iconic chanteuses, Gen Y viral superstars, and developing talents alike. Oh, and a lot of make-up.

The screening will be complemented by a critical panel exploring ‘Gender Identity and Transploitation in Contemporary Media’, moderated by Jackie Beat, featuring Calpernia Addams, Buck Angel and Zackary Drucker. We will also be offering a workshop at Machine Project on tranimal make-up application led by Fade-Dra and Squeaky Blonde, with before/after shots by Austin Young and quick costume-making tips by Scott Cronick.

Made possible by the generous support of M.A.C. Cosmetics,The Downtown Independent and Machine Project.

Ultra Fabulous, Beyond Drag remains a collaboration between artist & filmmaker Austin Young, and independent film strategist Saskia Wilson-Brown.

Ultra Fabulous, Beyond Drag is presented in part by Cinema Speakeasy.

Email cinemaspeakeasy@yahoo.com for more information or questions.

What the hell happened to sassycorp.com? Well... Saskia moved most of her brain to saskiawilsonbrown.com