Francheska: Prairie Queen

Francheska: Prairie Queen is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Laura O'Grady and released in 2022.^[1] The film is a portrait of Francis Yutrago, a gay immigrant to Canada from the Philippines who performs as a drag queen under the name Francheska Dynamites in Lethbridge, Alberta.^[2]

Francheska: Prairie Queen
Directed by	Laura O'Grady
Written by	Laura O'Grady Jordan Bosch
Produced by	Jenny Steele Rosman Vallencia Michelle Wong
Starring	Francis Yutrago
Cinematography	Michael Sorel
Edited by	Jordan Bosch
Music by	Andrea Wettstein Alec Harrison
Release date	September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23) (CIFF)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Tagalog

Francheska was previously profiled in an episode of the CBC Gem web series Canada's a Drag in 2020.^[3]

The film premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival.^[4]

The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.^[5]

References

1. Peter Klein, "CIFF putting the spotlight back on Alberta films ahead of next month's festival". Daily Hive, August 3, 2022.
2. "Film about Filipino care worker premieres at Calgary International Film Festival". Canadian Filipino, September 1, 2022.
3. David Opinko, "Lethbridge drag community striving for mainstream acceptance". Lethbridge News Now, February 23, 2020.
4. Ingrid Canuel, "CIFF announces lineup of Alberta made films". LiveWire Calgary, August 4, 2022.
5. "JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD LONG LIST DROPS AT VISIONARIES" 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Yahoo! Movies, September 11, 2022.