Experiencing Interruptions?

Drag Mother

A drag queen grapples with the terminal cancer of his estranged and homophobic mother, debating whether or not to visit her before she dies.

  • Brett Boon
    Director
    Prom?
  • Meghan Smith
    Director
    Ribs
  • Brett Boon
    Writer
    Prom?
  • Meghan Smith
    Writer
  • Brett Boon
    Producer
  • Meghan Smith
    Producer
  • Chris Hurt
    Producer
  • Ryan Gee
    Key Cast
    "Nick"
  • Michael Figueiredo
    Key Cast
    "Robyn Banks"
  • Ariana Ruckle
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Emily Whalen
    Key Cast
    "Brenda"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, LGBT
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • SOMA Film Festival
    Maplewood, NJ
    United States
    March 24, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Finalist
  • Hub Student Film Festival
    Boston, MA
    United States
    April 13, 2019
    Best Picture, Best Writing (tie), 2nd Place for Best Acting
  • Block Island Film Festival
    Block Island, RI
    United States
    June 11, 2019
    Student Finalist
  • Trenton Art All Night Film Festival
    Trenton, NJ
    United States
    June 15, 2019
  • Transnational Queer Underground Film Festival
    Berlin, Germany
    United States
    September 1, 2019
    International Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Emerson Independent Video
    Country: United States
Director Biography - Brett Boon, Meghan Smith

Brett Boon and Meghan Smith are students in the Visual Media Arts program at Emerson College. They both pitched "Drag Mother" to the student organization, Emerson Independent Video, who picked it up and helped back the production. "Drag Mother" won an 2019 EVVY Award for "Outstanding Intermediate Film" and was nominated for "Outstanding Advertisement".

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

"Drag Mother" highlights the backstage life of drag performers, who are typically portrayed as cartoonish background characters in mainstream film. Through the themes of our film, we strive to convey these characters with a more humanistic lens.