Richard Rhodes, AKA Cookie MonStar, has been in the drag industry for 21 years. This Documentary follows the highs and lows of his successes and failures. It focuses on following your dreams, what it is to be a man and the pressures of life within the industry. This is an insight into the entertainment industry; shows you the underground and commercial drag scenes; asks you what it is to dream and inspires you to question yourself and your beliefs.
Acting
Richard's raw vulnerability as himself — no persona, just truth
Cinematography
Gritty backstage intimacy vs polished performance footage
Director
Joseph Dewey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Rhodes originally created Cookie MonStar in 1997, making this documentary filmed during his literal 20th anniversary — the timing was pure coincidence.
Released pre-Drag Race UK explosion, this captures British drag's gritty pub circuit before mainstream sanitization — the 'underground' it documents barely exists now.
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