P.S. Burn This Letter Please

P.S. Burn This Letter Please (2020)

Their greatest act of resistance was simply existing.

A box found in an abandoned storage unit unearths a time capsule of correspondences from a forgotten era: the underground drag scene in 1950s New York City. Firsthand accounts and newly discovered footage help cast a long overdue spotlight on the unsung pioneers of drag.

Date of release
2020-04-15
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Jennifer Tiexiera, Michael Seligman

Casting

Interesting facts

P.S. Burn This Letter Please is a 2020 documentary film about gay life in New York City among 1950s drag queens. The title is taken verbatim from a letter recounting the autumn 1958 theft of 33 luxurious wigs from the Metropolitan Opera House. The film is based on a trove of correspondence found in a storage unit in 2014, and includes archival footage of cross-dressing balls.

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