SOCKS ON FIRE

Old family wounds are opened as the filmmaker's once beloved aunt, now a religious homophobe, endeavors to cast out her gay, drag-queen brother from the family.

93 min | Feature | English | USA | Los Angeles Premiere

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PLATINUM CENTERPIECE

Will include a pre-show drag performance emceed by director Bo McGuire and feature drag queens Meatball, BIQTCH PUDDIN’, and Vander Van Odd!

When the matriarch of a large Southern family passes away with no will in place, the family is torn apart by a bitter battle over her estate. Old family wounds are opened as the filmmaker’s once beloved aunt, now a religious homophobe, endeavors to cast out her gay, drag-queen brother from the family. Filled with Southern lyricism, and cinematic beauty, this Tribeca prize winning film is an intimate family portrait of growing up queer in the South.

** Live performance elements are subject to change as Los Angeles COVID protocols evolve.

Director: Bo McGuire

Writer: Bo McGuire & Max Allman

Producer: Tatiana Bears, Amy Dotson

Executive Producer: Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, Jenifer Westphal, Joe Plummer, Ken Pelletier

Cast: Odessa Young, Chuck Duck, Carron Clark, Michael Patrick Nicholson