Alaska Is a Drag

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Alaska Is a Drag

2017

1h 23m

Drama

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ALASKA IS A DRAG explores themes around the fluidity of gender identity, conforming to norms and being accepted for who you are. The fish out-of-water dramedy centers on Leo (Martin L. Washington Jr.), a glam- obsessed young man with dreams of being a drag superstar, while working in a fish cannery in Alaska and defending himself against homophobic attacks. After taking abuse from the town bully one too many times, Leo and his twin sister Tristen (Maya Washington) put his unlikely punching skills to the test with the help of his boss and former amateur boxer (Jason Scott Lee).

Carson Timar

Clapper

Within the film, there clearly is a good heart and every once in a while the stars will align and there will be a scene that strikes hard with emotional power; it just is sad that those scenes are so far and few between overall.

Feb 22, 2022

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Nathanael Hood

Unseen Films

[It] features some brilliant performances and some beautiful fantasy imagery...but the implosion of the story incinerates too much goodwill for it to work.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 10, 2019

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It's a gently involving story, with strongly sympathetic characters who are very well-played by a fresh cast.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 16, 2018

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Pedro Y

One of the best movies of all time. Um dos melhores filmes de todos os tempos.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/04/22

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Audience Member

"Karate Kid" meets "Beautiful Boxer" but with a black aspiring drag queen in Alaska. Chock full of more contrivances and Hollywood cliches than you can imagine; a highly implausible scenario that ultimately goes nowhere and repeated gay bashings that become tedious. Good performances, but the film is literally a drag.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Great story. Nice mental escape.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/21

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Audience Member

Alaska is a Drag is a beautiful movie and and beautiful story well told by an able and engaging cast. I'd recommend this movie to anyone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Most LGBT movies are bad and do not keep me interested. This one was well done - good story, good acting, interesting scenery and characters. It left ne feeling upbeat as well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Such a sweet and out-of-left-field story. The brother/sister leads handle themselves well, and a strong supporting cast including Matt Dallas and Margaret Chu lift the movie to a higher than indie level. Terrific.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Shaz Bennett

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Martin L. Washington Jr.

Leo

Maya Washington

Tristen

Matt Dallas

Declan

Christopher O'Shea

Kyle

Jason Scott Lee

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Synopsis

ALASKA IS A DRAG explores themes around the fluidity of gender identity, conforming to norms and being accepted for who you are. The fish out-of-water dramedy centers on Leo (Martin L. Washington Jr.), a glam- obsessed young man with dreams of being a drag superstar, while working in a fish cannery in Alaska and defending himself against homophobic attacks. After taking abuse from the town bully one too many times, Leo and his twin sister Tristen (Maya Washington) put his unlikely punching skills to the test with the help of his boss and former amateur boxer (Jason Scott Lee).

Director: Shaz Bennett
Producer: Diane Becker, Shaz Bennett, Jean-Pierre Caner, Melanie Miller
Screenwriter: Shaz Bennett
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2020
Runtime: 1h 23m