Being BeBe intimately charts 15 years in the life of drag performer Marshall Ngwa (aka BeBe Zahara Benet) - an immigrant to America from homophobic Cameroon, first champion on Reality TV phenomenon RuPaul’s Drag Race, and a leading artist celebrating Black Queer excellence today. Marshall’s emotional journey raises timely concerns at the intersection of LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and immigrant lives within the context of a hard-fought artist’s journey toward success against all odds. Weaving current topics like COVID canceling his tour and Geroge Floyd killing in his hometown of Minneapolis, Being BeBe is a timely tale of perseverance, persistence and being FIERCE!
- Year2021
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageEnglish and French w/ English Subtitles
- CountryUSA
- DirectorEmily Branham
Being BeBe intimately charts 15 years in the life of drag performer Marshall Ngwa (aka BeBe Zahara Benet) - an immigrant to America from homophobic Cameroon, first champion on Reality TV phenomenon RuPaul’s Drag Race, and a leading artist celebrating Black Queer excellence today. Marshall’s emotional journey raises timely concerns at the intersection of LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and immigrant lives within the context of a hard-fought artist’s journey toward success against all odds. Weaving current topics like COVID canceling his tour and Geroge Floyd killing in his hometown of Minneapolis, Being BeBe is a timely tale of perseverance, persistence and being FIERCE!
- Year2021
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageEnglish and French w/ English Subtitles
- CountryUSA
- DirectorEmily Branham