Venus Boyz

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Venus Boyz

2003

1h 45m

Documentary

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16 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

This intimate look into the real world of drag kings -- women exploring their masculinity -- crosses continents, traveling through drag king nightclubs from New York to London. Through interviews and on-stage performances, every subject reveals a different reason for choosing the gender they have. The film is less a critique than an exploration of a world that is increasingly becoming mainstream, as the featured protagonists question exactly how gender works, and should work, in modern society.

Gary Dowell

Dallas Morning News

01/08/2004

B-

Although Ms. Baur's meandering style betrays her inexperience as a documentary filmmaker, she nonetheless treats her subjects with compassion and dignity and avoids exploiting or vilifying her subjects.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

11/06/2003

3/5

Illuminating.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

08/21/2003

1.5/4

It's not uninteresting, but so much footage is given over to earnest discussion of sexual politics that the overall effect is like sitting through a semester's worth of transgender studies.

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Steve Schneider

Orlando Weekly

04/30/2004

3/5

Filmmaker Gabriel Baur's doc is only about sex to the extent that you can't have sex without identifying yourself as something -- and how you identify yourself has a lot to do with how others treat you.

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Laura Kelly

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

03/11/2004

3/4

Experiencing this form of gender exploration is like discovering a new color in the rainbow. And it adds a whole new meaning to the phrase 'You go, girl!'

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Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone

TheMovieChicks.com

01/09/2004

2.5/5

Fascinating discussions... but there is so much repetition that it starts to get boring and people sharing their innermost secrets shouldn't be boring.

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03/14/2008

A really interesting and refreshing look at the diversity that exists outside the confines of 'normal' gender roles. It was also made in this strange artsy way that makes the whole movie feel like a surreal dream.

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11/08/2007

It was alright. Dragkings always fascinate me. I liked the last 1/2 hour of it.

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10/01/2007

A great documentary about drag kings directed by the swiss Gabrielle Bauer.

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05/22/2007

great docu about drag-kings. yes, girls who perform shows dressed as men. most are very convincing even tho they are also beautiful women in daily life.

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Synopsis

This intimate look into the real world of drag kings -- women exploring their masculinity -- crosses continents, traveling through drag king nightclubs from New York to London. Through interviews and on-stage performances, every subject reveals a different reason for choosing the gender they have. The film is less a critique than an exploration of a world that is increasingly becoming mainstream, as the featured protagonists question exactly how gender works, and should work, in modern society.

Director: Gabrielle Baur
Distributor: First Run
Production Co: Clockwise Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 15, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.4K
Runtime: 1h 45m