WOW Docs

WOW Docs

Teach the children, darling. From The Eyes of Tammy Faye to the Frock Destroyers Frockumentary, take a look at the past, present, and future of queerness.

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  • Dressed as a Girl

    Movie

    Dressed as a Girl gives an inside look at the performers from East London's gender transgressive, alternative drag scene. Filmed over six years and covering a range of ages, cultural backgrounds and gender identifications, the film examines the careers and off-stage lives of six London drag queen...

  • Yes I Am - The Ric Weiland Story

    Movie

    Yes I Am - The Ric Weiland Story delves deep into the legacy of a remarkable individual whose life was a tapestry of tech innovation, philanthropic generosity, and unwavering advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights. As one of the earliest founders & queer pioneers at Microsoft, Ric Weiland's genius was matche...

  • Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud

    Movie

    In RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2, Cherry Valentine came out to the world as a Gypsy Drag Queen. In this feature documentary, Cherry sets out to reconnect with their traveler roots, unite their Queer and Gypsy identities, and become equally proud of both.

  • Andy Warhol: Interviews

    1 season

    Dive deep into the uncut interviews from the 2000 docuseries "Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture", with new introductions by RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 finalist Crystal Methyd.

  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye

    Movie

    Twelve years after the dramatic collapse of the Christian empire of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, this documentary tells, for the first time, what really happened. Tammy Faye Bakker explains what really happened to her and her husband when they lost control of the first and most successful televisio...

  • Frock Destroyers: Frockumentary

    1 season

    This four-part series follows the lives of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 1 queens, Baga Chipz, Divina DeCampo, and Blu Hydrangea aka the Frock Destroyers as they record, release, and perform their debut album, Frock4Life, during a global pandemic.

  • Freedia Got a Gun

    Movie

    Devastated after learning that her brother was murdered, New Orleans bounce legend Big Freedia raises awareness about gun violence, an epidemic that continues to disproportionally harm Black communities.

  • Party Monster Shockumentary

    Movie

    Party Monster tells the story of the rise and fall of Michael Alig, a kid from middle America who aspired to take the place of Andy Warhol. Michael quickly rose to become the biggest party promoter in New York and King of the so-called Club Kids. But after spiralling into drug addiction, Michael ...

  • The Last Beekeeper

    Movie

    From a distance - beekeeping has looked the same for hundreds of years, and serves as an example of a harmonious relationship between man and nature. As one of the beekeepers in "The Last beekeeper" puts it - "Bees are here to serve and to help.  They make enough honey for themselves and everyone...

  • Dictators by Design

    A profile of Imelda Marcos includes her collection of 3000 pairs of shoes, and 21 years as the first lady of the Philippines, where she embarked on an extravagant building program.

  • The Real Ellen Story

    Movie

    Comedian Ellen DeGeneres' decision to publicly announce her lesbianism altered the way mainstream media portrays homosexuality. The Real Ellen Story, an acclaimed British documentary, provides an intimate view of the controversy surrounding DeGeneres' move. The film relates the behind-the-scenes ...

  • I Am Britney Jean

    Movie

    An intimate look at one of the most overexposed yet under-revealed stars of today as she faces one of her biggest challenges ever while finishing her album, shooting videos, doing press -- and being a mom.

  • Monica in Black and White

    Movie

    In an open forum Q and A, Monica Lewinsky addresses the events and circumstances surrounding the infamous allegations between herself and then president Bill Clinton.

  • When The Beat Drops

    Movie

    Knowing your queer history is essential, and the award-winning When The Beat Drops offers an immersive deep-dive inside the growing culture of bucking—an energetic, hyper-athletic, dance phenomenon cultivated by queer people of color in the Deep South.

  • Tammy Faye Death Defying

    Movie

    Few Americans have had lives as intense and publicized, or been as adored and sometimes reviled, as Tammy Faye Messner. Four years after the award-winning documentary THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE, we catch up with Tammy Faye as she fights the biggest battle of her tumultuous life — against inoperable s...

  • LA Stories

    Movie

    Video diaries from ten Los Angelinos after the L.A. riots interwoven into a feature film.

  • Out of Iraq
    Movie + 1 extra

    Out of Iraq

    Movie + 1 extra

    Out of Iraq is an epic and unlikely love story. The story begins in Iraq in 2004 during the war. Nayyef a young art school graduate joins the US Marines as an interpreter. While stationed in Ramadi as the war rages on, Nayyef meets a young Iraqi soldier, Hayder, known as Btoo. In a country whe...

  • Stanley Kubrick's Boxes

    Movie

    Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes is an authored film by Jon Ronson exploring the hundreds of boxes the legendary film director Stanley Kubrick collected during his decades at Childwick Manor in Hertfordshire. 

    The film asks the question, Is it possible to get to understand the man - and his extraordinary...

  • Susanne Bartsch: On Top

    1 season

  • Becoming Chaz

    Movie

    This is the story of Chaz Bono's transition from a woman to a man, a journey of identity and self-discovery that has lasted most of his life. Growing up, Chastity was a shy person who never felt comfortable in the spotlight as the daughter of Sonny & Cher. She also felt uncomfortable as a man and...

  • Grab
    Movie

    Grab

    Movie

    For over 300 years, the laguna pueblos have celebrated the feast days of the catholic saints by throwing grocery items from their rooftops.

    Historically, the lagunas are intensely private. This is the first time that cameras have been welcomed to film this annual summer event.

  • Frank Lloyd Wright: Murder, Myth & Modernism

    Frank Lloyd Wright is an American icon and famous modern architect whose life was characterized by public scandal, financial chaos, and personal tragedy.

  • Miss Navajo

    Movie

    For more than 50 years Navajo people have gathered in the capital of the Navajo Nation to witness the Miss Navajo Nation beauty pageant. MISS NAVAJO follows 21-year-old Crystal Frazier's quest for the Miss Navajo crown, and explores the important role of women in Dine culture.  Featuring personal...

  • Red Lake

    Movie

    RED LAKE is an intimate portrait of three survivors of a 2005 high school shooting on the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota as they continue to heal ten years later.