Girl King (2002)
A super low-budget, drag king, pirate movie shot on miniDV. Pirates capture a naïve Butch and promise him that if he can find the Queen’s stolen treasure, they will be give him his heart’s desire—the seductive femme Claudia. Soon Butch is sailing on treacherous seas, swept away by dangerous desires where tops are bottomed, pirate captains are seduced by tranny sailors and cross-dressing femmes pack a wallop. With the help of the mysterious Easy and the infamous pirate Captain Candy, can Butch find the treasure in time to restore the natural attraction between butch and femme? Decidedly tongue-in-cheek, this clever tale uses a pastiche of pillaged imagery to lead us into the uncharted oceans of dyke desire. A sweetly perverse fable for drag kings, gender-benders and those who adore them. Music by Amon Tobin
Director:
Ileana Pietrobruno
Writer:
Ileana Pietrobruno
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Chrystal Donbrath-Zinga as Butch |
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Michael-Ann Connor as Claudia |
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Raven Courtney as Captain Candy |
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Victoria Deschanel as Queen |
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Joyce Pate as King |
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Jonathan Sutton as Sailor |
| Directing | Ileana Pietrobruno | Director |
| Writing | Ileana Pietrobruno | Screenplay |
| Production | Ileana Pietrobruno | Producer |
| Editing | Ileana Pietrobruno | Editor |
| Art | Ileana Pietrobruno | Art Direction |
| Sound | Amon Tobin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John Houtman | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jeff Carter | Location Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomomi Higuchi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Young | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Caitlin Palmer | Fight Choreographer |
