The British Guide to Showing Off (2011)

6.6/10 98 min Documentary

Overview

Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a history of the contest (which has run eccentrically since 1972) which was set up firstly as an excuse to have a good party, but has grown into a celebration of alternative lifestyles and sexualities. The documentary mixes archive footage, animated inserts, with talking head interviews and a fly-on-the-wall look at the organisation of the 2009 event

Cast

Brian Eno

Grayson Perry

Zandra Rhodes

Richard O'Brien

Divine

Self (archive footage)

Ruby Wax

Self

Leigh Bowery

Self (archive footage)

Simon Callow

Self

Nell Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Michael Cashman

Self

Julian Clary

Self (archive footage)

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