When his best friend and creative partner suddenly couples off and moves away, an ambitious New York drag queen determined for the limelight must reinvent himself or risk becoming an irrelevant solo act both onstage and off.
Chrissy Judy, the gorgeous feature debut from writer-director-star Todd Flaherty, is an archly funny platonic love story between two best friends called Chrissy and Judy, played by Wyatt Fenner and Flaherty, who also perform together in a drag act going nowhere.
When Chrissy decamps New York for a promising relationship in Philadelphia, Judy is adrift, trying to figure out what kind of artist and person to be. It’s a film that drops you into its characters’ lives with no exposition, like an episode of The Wire about drag queens, and you soon find yourself rooting hard for Judy to win.
Flaherty started writing screenplays when he was a New York actor who, he says, “could not get work.” When he did, it was often as an understudy for a straight actor playing a gay role. (As a gay actor with a strong sense of irony, his reaction was a mix of bewilderment and amusement.) He now lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where Chrissy Judy premiered to a rapturous response in June.
Trailer
Cast
Todd Flaherty – Judy
Wyatt Fenner – Chrissy
Joey Taranto – Marcus
Kiyon Spencer – Shawn
James Tison – Samoa
Nicole Spiezio – Jessica
João Pedro Santos – Pedro
Olivia Oguma – Kelly
Shea Claire – Dancer
David Gow – Brent
Ryan Landry – Self
Bobbie Joan Lowe – Sierra Rose
Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper – Phil
Deon Oliverio – Lucas
Alex Ringler – Tea Dance Hunk
Dito Van Reigersberg – Jay
Cole Whittington – Slade
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Creative
Directed by Todd Flaherty
Writer by Todd Flaherty
Produced by David Donaldson, Todd Flaherty, Tara Imperatore, Gordon Pessano
Cinematography by Brendan Flaherty
Film Editing by Todd Flaherty
Sound by Joseph Rivas
Where to Watch
At the cinema
June 15, 2022(Provincetown International Film Festival)
July 2022(Outfest LA Film Festival)
October 9, 2022(Hamptons International Film Festival)
October 13, 2022(internet, NewFest)
‘Chrissy Judy‘ is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, and Apple iTunes. (as of 05/02/2023)
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