
The British Guide to Showing Off
For the outsider in all of us
Genres
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
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
2011-11-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.6
Andrew Logan
Brian Eno
Grayson Perry
Zandra Rhodes
Richard O'Brien
Divine
Self (archive footage)
Ruby Wax
Self
Louise Walker
Miss Majhordia Beach
Richard Torry
Self
Quentin Logan
Miss Elementary My Dear
Janet Slee
Miss Hokusai
Andrey Bartenev
Miss Bubbles of Hope
Stuart Hopps
Miss Sea Sea Sur Mer
Leigh Bowery
Self (archive footage)
Simon Callow
Self
Nell Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Michael Cashman
Self
Ossie Clark
Self (archive footage)
Julian Clary
Self (archive footage)
Duggie Fields
Self
Rachel Freire
Self
Fran Fullenwider
Self (archive footage)
Matthew Glamorre
Self
David Hockney
Self (archive footage)
Derek Jarman
Self (archive footage)
Amy Lamé
Self
Daniel Lismore
Self
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