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Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts

2019 · 92 min

An intimate, bittersweet look behind the sequins at the toll of sudden fame.

Directed by: Nicholas Zeig-Owens
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Trixie Mattel, BenDeLaCreme, Bob the Drag Queen

Overview: Trixie charmed audiences and judges as winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. But the grind of performing and the pressure of the title proves that heavy is the head that wears the tiara.

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Directed by: Nicholas Zeig-Owens
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Trixie Mattel, BenDeLaCreme, Bob the Drag Queen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: celebrity
identity
work
isolation
gender
Places: road trip
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Nicholas Zeig-Owens
Starring: Trixie Mattel, BenDeLaCreme, Bob the Drag Queen, Jaymes Mansfield, Jinkx Monsoon, Katya Zamolodchikova, Kennedy Davenport, Latrice Royale
Music: Trixie Mattel
Cinematography: Nicholas Zeig-Owens
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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