A short fiction film inspired by the world’s first drag queen, william dorsey swann.
William Dorsey Swann is the first recorded person in the United States to self-identify as a drag queen. Born enslaved in Maryland in 1860, Swann went on to organize clandestine drag balls in the District of Columbia.
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Read about swann
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Recent Press
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"People of the past will be present at the D.C. history conference"
Swann Queen written up in The Washington Post.
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"History conference to explore D.C.’s complicated past"
Washington Blade writes about Swann Queen.
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"swann queen: drag is resistance!"
WPFW 89.3 FM featured our film’s director, star, and cinematographer.
Meet the Team
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L Cedeño Miller
they/them pronouns
writer, director, producer, editor
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Lee Livingston Perine
he/him pronouns
producer
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Pussy Noir
she/they pronouns
starring as BILLY SWANN
producer, costume designer, choreographer
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King Molasses
they/them pronouns
starring as DAN SWANN
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Alicia Rodriguez
they/them pronouns
director of photography