Avant-Drag!

Dir. Fil Ieropoulos, Greece, 1:32:27, Greek

Follow ten drag artists as they bring joy, rage and sadness to the streets of Athens, pushing the boundaries of orthodox Greek culture to carve out space for drag as a political and revolutionary act. This multidimensional feature length film follows each artist through their drag origins, passion, performances and art practices, before a gut-punchingly honest dinner together reflecting on gender diversity in conservative Greece. We came for the art and got hooked on the worldbuilding – art meets life meets the will to anti-power!

⛈️: BDSM themes (wax, puppy, and anal play), sexualized religious scenes, blood (fake and real), mention of a queerphobic murder by police, crohn's disease /☀️: unapologetic drag performers challenging the establishment and not giving a fuck