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Toxic Queen

1998 · 26 min

An intimate, witty portrait of an artist reflecting on illness and creativity with defiant humour and unsentimental honesty.

Directed by
Fiona Cunningham-Reid
Overview
A personal biography/documentary of Sydney artist. David MCDiarmid shot in 1994. David reflects on his life as an artist and as a sick queen "who refuses to be bitter". Recounted in his own words and illustrated with his art and personal photographs, David allows us a glimpse of a vibrant, humorous and political artist

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Directed by
Fiona Cunningham-Reid
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • healing
  • sexuality
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
Fiona Cunningham-Reid
Runtime
26 min

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