The British Guide to Showing Off

"For the outsider in all of us"

Nov 11 2011 N/A 1h 38m
Biography, Comedy, Documentary

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

Plot

British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular costume pageant: the Alternative Miss World Show. As the Shows master of ceremonies and ringmaster, Logan is the high priest of an esteemed congregation. He describes the Show as his most important artwork; a fabulous living sculpture that spans forty years of arts and culture. Using live observational camera, archive and exuberant animation, this documentary charts the mounting of the 2009 Show, interwoven with its history, the rise, fall and rediscovery, of both the event and the artist at its center.

Written by

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Directed by

Jes Benstock

Cast

Andrew Logan, Brian Eno, Grayson Perry

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Awards

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Trailers
The British Guide To Showing Off - Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
125
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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