Darcelle: On Life, Love and Dying

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(2021 Documentary Short for Community Engagement Project, TRT 13mins) - SOJC UO - Portland, OR. This piece was licensed to The Oregonian in March 2023 after the passing of Darcelle. It has received 14k views. It screened at the Oregon Short Film Festival July 2023 and will screen in September at the Klamath Independent Film Festival and at the Chicago Reeling Film Festival. I was the Creator and Producer of this student film.

Darcelle on Life, Love and Dying
Portland’s legendary drag queen Darcelle addressed death in UO student documentary: ‘I’m not scared’

The Death of Darcelle 2023

The Oregonian Editor of Video Content hired me to shoot footage at the Darcelle XV Showplace the night after Darcelle died for their social media posts.

NW Darcelle XV Street, Happiness Reigns Forever
Darcelle XV nightclub fills up after iconic drag queen’s death, honoring her wish to ‘keep it going’

Interview about Darcelle: On Life, Love and Dying

Interview with Film Festival Circuit for the Darcelle Documentary--Screening was at the Oregon Short Film Festival, July 16th

Interview with Film Festival Circuit for screening of Darcelle: On Life, Love and Dying
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Posted May 7, 2024

Two years before Darcelle died, I had the pleasure to interview Walter at home along with several other significant friends and loved ones.

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