Film Details

Runtime: 96 minutes

Language: In English

Director: John Carlos Frey

Country: USA, 2024

Genre: Documentary

The Little Pageant That Could chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.

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John Frey

John Frey - Director | The Little Pageant That Could


Director, John Frey will be in attendance for a Q&A after the film.

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