Indie Film: Auburn director raking in awards for ‘Kings & Queens’
Filmed in Portland, it s the story of shy woman who pushes herself to join a local drag show.
By Dennis Perkins
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Cherry Lemonade, in a scene from “Kings & Queens,” is among the local drag queens featured in the movie.
Photo courtesy of Thrive Productions
“Well, if hiding who you are isn’t making you happy, then why not try living your truth?”
That’s a line from Auburn-based director Elmer J. Howard’s newest short film, “Kings & Queens,” shot over this past pandemic year at various locations in Portland, including historic Chapman House, Little Ghost vintage clothing store and, most pivotally to the half-hour film’s story, Blackstones (technically, a deft doubling act from the legendary Maine gay bar and the under-new-management Geno’s Rock Club).