BQFF: No Ordinary Man at Yatala Drive-In
BQFF: No Ordinary Man
WED 17 MAR
Coming Soon to
Yatala Drive-In
WED 17 MAR 7pm
84min | Unclassified 15+ | Canada | English | Documentary
Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee & Chase Joynt
For decades, the life of American Jazz musician Billy Tipton was framed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. In No Ordinary Man, Tipton’s story is re-imagined and performed by trans artists as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Together, the filmmakers join Tipton’s son Billy Jr. to reckon with a complicated and contested legacy: how do you tell the story of someone who was hiding in plain sight yet desperate to be seen?
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84min | Unclassified 15+ | Canada | English | Documentary
Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee & Chase Joynt
For decades, the life of American Jazz musician Billy Tipton was framed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. In No Ordinary Man, Tipton’s story is re-imagined and performed by trans artists as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Together, the filmmakers join Tipton’s son Billy Jr. to reckon with a complicated and contested legacy: how do you tell the story of someone who was hiding in plain sight yet desperate to be seen?
WED 17 MAR 7pm
84min | Unclassified 15+ | Canada | English | Documentary
Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee & Chase Joynt
For decades, the life of American Jazz musician Billy Tipton was framed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. In No Ordinary Man, Tipton’s story is re-imagined and performed by trans artists as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Together, the filmmakers join Tipton’s son Billy Jr. to reckon with a complicated and contested legacy: how do you tell the story of someone who was hiding in plain sight yet desperate to be seen?
84min | Unclassified 15+ | Canada | English | Documentary
Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee & Chase Joynt
For decades, the life of American Jazz musician Billy Tipton was framed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. In No Ordinary Man, Tipton’s story is re-imagined and performed by trans artists as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Together, the filmmakers join Tipton’s son Billy Jr. to reckon with a complicated and contested legacy: how do you tell the story of someone who was hiding in plain sight yet desperate to be seen?
BQFF: No Ordinary Man
WED 17 MAR
Coming Soon to
Yatala Drive-In
WED 17 MAR 7pm
84min | Unclassified 15+ | Canada | English | Documentary
Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee & Chase Joynt
For decades, the life of American Jazz musician Billy Tipton was framed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. In No Ordinary Man, Tipton’s story is re-imagined and performed by trans artists as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Together, the filmmakers join Tipton’s son Billy Jr. to reckon with a complicated and contested legacy: how do you tell the story of someone who was hiding in plain sight yet desperate to be seen?
