Out in the Ring (2022)

Directed by

Ryan Bruce Levey

Genre

documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 45m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Canadian documentary examines the history of LGBTQ people in professional wrestling. It features interviews with many wrestlers and figures who lived that history.

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What happens

Out in the Ring is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ry Levey and released in 2022. The film is a history of LGBTQ representation in the sport of professional wrestling, featuring figures such as Chyna, Lisa Marie Varon, Nyla Rose, Chris Kanyon, Pat Patterson, Valerie Wyndham, Dani Jordyn, Cassandro, Charlie Morgan, Sandy Parker, Sonny Kiss, Pollo Del Mar, Sue Green, Dark Sheik and Wade Keller. The film began development in the late 2010s and faced some production delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The film premiered in June 2022 at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the juried award for Best Canadian Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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