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Pageant

CFF-15 certification
DOCUMENTARIES
Director: Ron Davis, Stewart Halpern.
USA, 2008. 95 mins. English.
For 34 years the Miss Gay America Pageant® has been the premier pageant system in the art of female impersonation. It is for male artists who create the female “illusion” – no hormones or implants of any kind are permitted. PAGEANT takes you behind the scenes as 52 ordinary gentlemen go to extraordinary lengths in order to be crowned the 34th Miss Gay America®. Following five of the most talented and beautiful female impersonators as they prepare to dominate in this underground competition, PAGEANT features stunning musical numbers, ecstatic highs and tearful showbiz lows as it delves into the heart and soul of this little-known make-believe world. We hear from the men behind the make-up as well as from those in their entourage: husbands, mothers, sons, and little brothers. Everybody has a dream; these men are making theirs a reality.

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