Venus Boyz

Jul 4 2002 Not Rated 1h 42m
Documentary

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.

Plot

A film journey through a universe of female masculinity. A legendary Drag King Night in New York is the point of departure for an odyssey to transgendered worlds, where women become men - some for a night, others for their whole lives. What motivates them? What changes take place? What do they dream of? The drag kings of New York meet in clubs and change lustfully into their male alter egos, parodying them and exploring male eroticism and power strategies. In London we see women experiment with hormones to become new men and 'cyborgs'. Masculinity and transformation as performance, subversion or existential necessity.

Written by

Gabriel Baur

Directed by

Gabriel Baur

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany, Switzerland

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
440
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
46
Popularity
NA