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Bette Bourne: It Goes With The Shoes (Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Jeremy Jeffs, Mark Ravenhill)
An encounter with an unforgettable legend: Bette Bourne, reveals his varied life through a series of interviews, partly based on a theatre collaboration between Bourne and Ravenhill.
Exploding Cinema's Phone Made Films (Country: United Kingdom, United States; Year: 2013; Director: Exploding Cinema)
London's longest running film club Exploding Cinema presents the new wave of short documentaries all made using mobile phones.
Female Trouble (Country: US; Year: 1974; Director: John Waters; Writer: John Waters; Stars: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey)
A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home to pursue her dreams, getting pregnant along the way.
God Loves Uganda (Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Roger Ross Williams)
Documentary exploration of the agenda of right-wing US evangelicals.
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I'm Yours (Country: Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Chase Joynt), Official Site
A frank and rapid fire exploration of the transgender experience.
I Am Divine (Country: United States; Year: 2013; Director: Jeffrey Schwarz; Stars: John Waters, Ricki Lake, Tab Hunter, Divine, Bruce Vilanch, Mink Stole, David DeCoteau, Lisa Jane Persky, Edith Massey, Mary Vivian Pearce, Holly Woodlawn, David Lochary, Susan Lowe, Helen Hanft, Pat Moran)
A documentary about the film star, pop star and all round legend.
Full Review See: Interview with Mink Stole about Divine
The Man Whose Mind Exploded (Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2012; Director: Toby Amies)
Story of Drako Zarhazar, who suffers from anterograde amnesia, which means he can't create new memories.
Valentine Road (Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Marta Cunningham)
In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot classmate Larry King at point blank range. Unraveling this tragedy from point of impact, the film reveals the heartbreaking circumstances that led to the shocking crime as well as its startling aftermath.
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