Director: Yony Leyser
\nScript: Yony Leyser
\nProducer: Dana Tucker
\nWith: Ellery Neon, Rock Evans, Hannah Joffray
\nGermany, 2022, 22 min, English, German with English subtitles<\/p>\n
Festivals:<\/strong> One hot summer night in New Orleans a drag collective staged wrestling night. They dressed up as their vibrant alter-egos, and proceeded to beat the living daylights out of each other while the audience collectively lost their shit. That night, Chokehole was born. This documentary follows Chokehole as they take the show to Germany, sharing the stories of cast members as they grapple with racism, gender conformism, queer identity and America\u2019s suppression of the arts. The film depicts the artists both with and without drag, sharing their larger-than-life and theatrical alter egos while displaying the unique vulnerabilities that lie behind the character. This film explores their loud, vibrant personas alongside their heart-breaking personal stories, and the adversity they\u2019ve had to overcome to be accepted in the US. As the documentary progresses, we learn how each character copes with love, sex, transitions, post-trauma, and socioeconomics while offering a glimpse into their fantastical, vivid world\u2026 which is as much an escape for the artists as it is for the audience. Director: Yony Leyser Script: Yony Leyser Producer: Dana Tucker With: Ellery Neon, Rock Evans, Hannah Joffray Germany, 2022, 22 min, English, German with English subtitles Festivals: Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2023 Out on Films Atlanta LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2023 New Orleans International Film Festival 2023 One hot summer night in New Orleans a … <\/p>\n
\nOutfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2023
\nOut on Films Atlanta LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2023
\nNew Orleans International Film Festival 2023<\/p>\n
\n\u201cChokehole: Drag Wrestlers do Deutschland\u201d<\/em> is the story of how disenfranchised, queer performers defeated all the odds to make a compelling theatrical show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"