Rebels on Pointe (2017)

Directed by

Bobbi Jo Hart

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a drag ballet troupe. It shows the performers blending humor and high technical skill.

celebratoryenergeticwarmplayfulfunupliftingaffectionatesnappy

What happens

Rebels on Pointe is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Bobbi Jo Hart and released in 2017. The film centres on the drag ballet troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The film premiered at the Roze Filmdagen festival in March 2017. It was screened at several other film festivals before being broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Documentary Channel in 2018. The film won the award for Best Canadian Feature at the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2017. It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Drag Kids (2019)
• Take a Walk on the Wildside (2017)
• On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi (2017)
• Girl King (2002)
• The Carmilla Movie (2017)
• Paris Is Burning (1990)
• Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride (2009)
• Girls Kissing Girls 20 (2017)