• 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 is a Helsinki-based film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Skillset Screen Academy Wales in 2009. Since that Vesa has directed the feature film Night Goes Long and various short films, co-founded a vegan culture space and produced several film related events. 

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