Butch Please
An exploration of gay masculinity at the International Mr. Leather weekend.
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Peter FitzgeraldDirectorBeyond Mr. Smith, Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star.
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Peter FitzgeraldProducerThat's Entertainment! III, Destination Hitchcock
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Jack ThompsonKey Cast"International Mr. Leather 2019"
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Master Thay zKey Cast"IML Judge"
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Q. DarkqwolfKey Cast"Leatherman"
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Peter FitzgeraldWriterJoan Crawford The Ultimate Movie Star
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:LGBT, Gay
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Runtime:22 minutes 53 seconds
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Completion Date:January 21, 2021
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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American Documentary And Animation Film FestivalPalm Springs
United States
March 19, 2021
North American Premiere
Official Selection
Peter Fitzgerald is a producer, director, editor and writer. His 2019 film Beyond Mr. Smith won Best Documentary Short - World Cinema at the Amsterdam International Film Festival. His earlier works includes Turner Classic Movies feature documentaries, (The Age of Believing, Joan Crawford The Ultimate Movie Star, Destination Hitchcock) a theatrical feature (That’s Entertainment! III), and numerous documentaries for Warner Bros, Disney, Cartoon Network and MGM/UA. He has taught documentary studies at the Los Angeles LGBTQ Center, and was Mr. LA Leather in 2001.
Butch Please challenges the media’s gay stereotypes, which represent only a part of the larger LGBTQ community - one where masculine gay men have gone too long without a voice. Interviewees include celebrated gay leathermen, POC, trans leathermen and judges for the International Mr. Leather contest.