THIRSTY

By Margo PELLETIER

BREAKING GLASS PICTURES - as SALES / DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline

LGBT - Completed 2017

Bullied girly-boy Scott Townsend grows into revered drag queen Thirsty Burlington fighting obstacles along the way only to discover what he really wants is self-acceptance.

Festivals
& Awards

Provincetown International Film Festival 2016
Raindance Film Festival 2016
Boston LGBT Film Festival 2017
Won, Audience Choice - Best Narrative Feature
Harlem International Film Festival 2017
Won, Audience Award
Orlando Film Festival 2017
Nominated, Best Performance - Scott Townsend
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • LGBT, Musical, Drama
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 97 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Margo PELLETIER
    • Writer(s)
    • Laura KELBER, Margo PELLETIER
    • Producer(s)
    • Margo PELLETIER, Lisa THOMAS
    • Synopsis
    • The post-queer, musical biopic Thirsty tells the story of girly-boy Scott Townsend, who turns to the world of drag as a safe respite from his bullied upbringing in the Cambridge, MA projects, becoming Thirsty Burlington, Provincetown's beloved Cher impersonator. Within a dynamic, non-linear structure, the film visits significant events in Scott/Thirsty's life, spanning the 1970s to the present, to illuminate the dangers and the joys of living life with a slippery gender. Culminating on an upbeat note, Thirsty's message champions acceptance, outside and in.