The film profiles Vicki Marlane, a 76-year old HIV+, transgender drag entertainer who's been performing for over 50 years. It chronicles Vicki's life from Minnesota farm boy to carnival worker to gay icon.
The film tells the astounding life story of San Francisco living legend Vicki Marlane, America's oldest professional transgender drag entertainer. It explores the theme that creative expression is a transformative experience that allows one to overcome virtually insurmountable obstacles -- social, biological, economic and personal.—Anonymous
The film profiles Vicki Marlane, a 76-year old HIV+, transgender drag entertainer who's been performing for over 50 years. It chronicles Vicki's life from Minnesota farm boy to carnival worker to gay icon and revolves around the community she created at SF's Aunt Charlie's lounge. It is a history of drag entertainment in the United States over the last half of the twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of its oldest participant. The film explores the theme that creative expression is a transformative experience that allows one to overcome virtually insurmountable obstacles - social, biological, economic and personal.—Anonymous