Movies: Jackie Beat

An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door....

A conservative church-choir director moves from Texas to San Francisco to run her deceased gay son's drag club....

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an in...

Dean Johnson, drag queen, rock star, LGBTQI activist, junkie, genius, escort then John Doe. How does someone so famous in New York die as an unknown in DC? This documentary explores the incredible highs and the crushing lows of Dean Johnson’s life an...

The gingerdead man travels back in time to 1976 and carries out an epic disco killing spree....

Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and Steve, a psychiatrist, meet again -- but neither remembers the other from years before. The two beg...

After thawing, a young prehistoric woman, Lucy, gets herself taken care of by David, a young intern at a marketing firm. Working on a campaign ad for a cosmetics company, David becomes Mr. Bigshot when his protégé is chosen to be the model/spokeswoma...

Spotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary showcases the personalities and performances that inform the ways we understand queerness, art and identity today....

The works of today's most revered talents are set against a provocative, highly amusing commentary track in this celebration of queer art....

Celebrities and artists discuss the meaning of "What is sexy?" with award-winning director and artist Steve Balderson....

When things go from bad to worse for Melonie Sunshine, she finds herself returning to the family farm and business when her Aunt Tiley passes away. She must find a way to work with her new business partner, Nick Rainbow, and maybe find what true love...

Star of stage and screen Alaska Thunderfuck proudly presents "Alaska's Extra Special Comedy Special." Featuring some of Alaska's greatest musical hits, exciting special guests, and a series of comedic jokes....

The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the spectacle of the event, providing abundant examples of the elaborate costumes, flamboyant wigs, and ...

A fun take on the classic TV Christmas specials from the 60s, 70s and 80s - written by the show’s head writer, Emmy-winner, comedian and gay icon, Bruce Vilanch....

Drag queen Heklina gets roasted by a group of comedians and drag queens, filmed live at the Castro Theatre....

The movie captures the responses of 31 authors, musicians, filmmakers and dancers to Olivier Messiaen's monumental organ work "Apparition of the Eternal Church." Listening to the 10-minute piece through headphones, the documentary subjects-most of wh...

A profile of a preoperative transsexual, director Matthew Barbato's fascinating documentary follows Alexis Arquette as she prepares for her upcoming gender-reassignment surgery. Part of a famous Hollywood family that includes siblings Rosanna, Patric...

Follows the life of one of today's most notorious bad-girl drag performers: Jackie Beat. Backstage we meet Kent Fuher, the man behind Jackie Beat, an incredibly talented performer whose life is ruled by constant doubts and insecurities. As Kent Fuher...

A campy chronicle of the lusts and loves of the men and women who work on a low-rent TV show called, "The Love Judge."...

Tawny Kim heads to a halfway house for female ex-inmates transitioning into mainstream life. Once there, Tawny encounters her old cellies, Concha and Farhonda, and reveals her intentions to acquire monies owed to them....