FILMRISE GETS EXCLUSIVE NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO "DEEP IN VOGUE"

The documentary celebrates the colorful, queer, emotional, and political stories of Norther Vogue and its people. and it will initially release to theaters virtually beginning September 18th.

17 SEP 2020
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“Deep In Vogue”

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FilmRise, an industry-leading film, and television studio and streaming network, has acquired the exclusive North American theatrical and digital rights to the moving feature documentary, “Deep In Vogue” which celebrates the colorful, queer, emotional, and political stories of Northern Vogue and its people.

The film premiered at the 2019 BFI Flare Film Festival in London, won the 2019 Audience Award at the GAZE International LGBT Film Festival, and had its East Coast premiere at New York City’s NewFest 2019 OutCinema.  The announcement was made today by Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise, and the documentary will initially release to theaters virtually beginning September 18th.

Danny Fisher comments, “This moving documentary is a wonderful addition to our library of numerous LGBTQI films. Much like 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post,' and 'Divine Divas,' this film shines the light on individuals finding acceptance, love, and a safe space of expression after years of feeling alienated.”

Over the course of a year, Filmmakers Dennis Keighron-Foster and Amy Watson developed a relationship with the House Mothers and their members and charted the build-up to the Manchester ICONS Vogue Ball featuring The House of Suarez, The House of Decay, The House of Cards, and The House of Ghetto.  Through interviews and electric performance sequences set to the music Crazy P and CVNT Traxx, some of the themes explored include the internal politics of Vogue to its external politics like disenfranchisement of black youth, LGBT issues, a shrinking welfare state, a dearth of art spaces and modes of expression, a reductive and commercialized gay scene and a lack of safe spaces for the truly different.  

The deal was negotiated by Max Einhorn, VP of Acquisitions and Katie Carroll, Manger, Independent Film Acquisitions at FilmRise, and filmmakers Amy Watson and Dennis Keighron-Foster.