Fruitcakes: The Dawn of Drag
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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.
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Suvi Railo
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• festival distribution strategy for documentary films
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