I AM DIVINE
by Jeffrey Schwarz
USA 2013 90 min. original version
fri 22 nov 8:00 pm Kulturpalast
Music: Michael "The Millionaire" Cudahy, DoP: John Chater u. a., Editor: Phillip J. Bartell, Production: Automat Pictures, Making it Big, The Collaborative, Producer: Jeffrey Schwarz, Lotti Pharriss Knowles, Lance Robertson, Jon Glover, with: John Waters, Ricki Lake, Tab Hunter, Michael Musto, Mary Vivian Pearce, Vincent Peranio, Mink Stole, Bruce Vilanch, Holly Woodlawn, Greg Gorman
I AM DIVINE is the story of Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, from his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth to internationally recognized drag superstar through his collaboration with filmmaker John
Waters. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine was the ultimate outsider turned underground royalty.
"Divine was my close friend and fearless muse. Who else could convincingly turn from teenage delinquent to mugger, prostitute, unwed mother, child abuser, fashion model, nightclub entertainer, murderess, and jailbird? All in the same movie? That’s why I am giving my full blessing to a new documentary feature film, I AM DIVINE, to be directed by award-winning filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz." (John Waters)
Biography: Jeffrey Schwarz is a leading producer of studio EPKs (electronic press kit), Blu-ray and DVD content, original television programming, and documentary feature films. He has produced content for major studio releases for directors such as Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Jonathan Demme, Ron Howard, Sam Mendes, Wes Craven, Rob Reiner, Joe Dante, Barry Sonnenfeld, Adam Shankman, Paul Verhoeven, John Carpenter, Chris Columbus, Sidney Lumet, and the Coen Brothers. His first feature documentary was SPINE TINGLER! THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY, about the legendary Hollywood showman. He is currently in production TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTAL, about the 1950s screen heartthrob.
Filmography (selection): 2007 SPINE TINGLER! THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY; YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT: THE LONG JOURNEY OF HAIRSPRAY, 2008 WRANGLER: ANATOMY OF AN ICON, 2011 VITO, 2013 I AM DIVINE
Awards (selection): Audience Award for Best Documentary (Out Takes Film Festival, Auckland/Wellington, New Zealand 2013), Audience Award for Best Documentary (FilmOut, San Diego, USA 2013), Spirit Award Winner (Cinetopia Film Festival, Ann Arbor, USA 2013)
www.divinemovie.com
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