Downtown Darlings


1h 30m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Interweaving performances and interviews, go-go boy filmmaker Daniel Falcone offers a look at New York City's downtown club scene and its underground luminaries. Centered around Squeeze Box, the documentary turns the spotlight on the club divas, drag queens, rock bands and go-go dancers who perform

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Interweaving performances and interviews, go-go boy filmmaker Daniel Falcone offers a look at New York City's downtown club scene and its underground luminaries. Centered around Squeeze Box, the documentary turns the spotlight on the club divas, drag queens, rock bands and go-go dancers who perform there, challenging the mainstream (both gay and straight) by voicing an alternative to cut-and-dried identity politics.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 4-14, 1998.

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