You’re invited to a free screening of the documentary ‘Save the Queen’ on Saturday August 22nd at 7PM at Cinea Arts Theater. The event is free but there will be an opportunity to support the film with an optional donation to help fund its festival journey.
Save the Queen is a raw, honest portrait of an artist’s rise, fall, and fight to rise again. Raised in the backwoods of Tennessee, Bella DuBalle was forced to hide who she was, even serving as a Baptist minister before being excommunicated for coming out. She ultimately found her voice and community in drag. When anti-drag legislation threatened that community, Bella spoke out and went viral, putting Memphis drag in the national spotlight.
Then everything changed. In one week, she lost her father and her job. In a climate that is increasingly hostile, finding work and staying visible became a daily struggle. With humor, vulnerability, and grit, Save the Queen is an intimate look at drag artists, chosen family, and queer resilience.
After the screening, stick around for a live Q&A with the Executive Producers, joined remotely by Bella DuBalle and filmmaker Simon O’Keefe.
Seating is limited; RSVP to Marcie Mulé at marcie@ronmarstudios.com