To get where we're going we must know where we've been.
Enjoy this collection of short films where our past and present collide, and we begin to glimpse the tremendous possibilities for our future.
TOTAL RUNTIME: 93 minutes
A striking portrait of belonging and memory, paying homage to Joseph “Josie” Cavallucci (aka Mother Cavallucci), a legendary New Hope drag queen who hosted annual wedding celebrations in the 70s and 80s that served as fundraisers and a community party.
Poetically merging archival photographs and present day footage from a community drag show, Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens, weaves together the present and past sparking conversation about the modern day issues Mother Cavallucci revolutionized.
- Year2024
- Runtime9 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereMinnesota Premiere
- GenreDocumentary, Drag, Biography
- Content Warningmention of alcohol, mention of death
- Social Media
- DirectorKristal Sotomayor (they/she)
- ScreenwriterKristal Sotomayor, María Luisa Santos (she/her)
- ProducerKristal Sotomayor, Nic Cory (he/him), Daniel Brooks (he/him)
- Executive ProducerBrendan Gaul (he/him), Brett Henenberg (he/him), Sara Scully (she/her)
- CastPhoebe Manntrappe (she/her), Miss Pumpkin (she/her)
- CinematographerEaston Carter Angle (he/him)
- EditorMaría Luisa Santos
- ComposerWilliam Maxwell (he/him)
- Sound DesignNayuribe Montero Jiménez (she/her)
To get where we're going we must know where we've been.
Enjoy this collection of short films where our past and present collide, and we begin to glimpse the tremendous possibilities for our future.
TOTAL RUNTIME: 93 minutes
A striking portrait of belonging and memory, paying homage to Joseph “Josie” Cavallucci (aka Mother Cavallucci), a legendary New Hope drag queen who hosted annual wedding celebrations in the 70s and 80s that served as fundraisers and a community party.
Poetically merging archival photographs and present day footage from a community drag show, Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens, weaves together the present and past sparking conversation about the modern day issues Mother Cavallucci revolutionized.
- Year2024
- Runtime9 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereMinnesota Premiere
- GenreDocumentary, Drag, Biography
- Content Warningmention of alcohol, mention of death
- Social Media
- DirectorKristal Sotomayor (they/she)
- ScreenwriterKristal Sotomayor, María Luisa Santos (she/her)
- ProducerKristal Sotomayor, Nic Cory (he/him), Daniel Brooks (he/him)
- Executive ProducerBrendan Gaul (he/him), Brett Henenberg (he/him), Sara Scully (she/her)
- CastPhoebe Manntrappe (she/her), Miss Pumpkin (she/her)
- CinematographerEaston Carter Angle (he/him)
- EditorMaría Luisa Santos
- ComposerWilliam Maxwell (he/him)
- Sound DesignNayuribe Montero Jiménez (she/her)