• LGBTIQ+ ,
  • historical ,
  • Documentary films, over 30 min
Expected 2026

Fruitcakes: The Dawn of Drag

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Details

A retired archivist and reluctant queer pioneer Jolanda teams up with a fresh generation of drag artists to revive the legendary 1980s Happy Gays show. Together they rediscover the resistance and celebration that lit up the AIDS crisis.

DIRECTOR: Vesa Kuosmanen
SCRIPT: Vesa Kuosmanen
PRODUCER: Sandra Enkvist
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Polygraf

Director

Vesa Kuosmanen

Vesa Kuosmanen explores political and social themes through intimate, character-driven storytelling. Their work has screened at major international festivals including Hot Docs and CPH:DOX, and been released theatrically across the Nordic countries.

Contact

Suvi Railo

Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films

• festival distribution strategy for documentary films
• travel, project and material and marketing support for documentary films

+358 9 6220 3021