Queen Tut

Queen Tut

A trans-woman takes an aspiring seamstress and drag queen under her wings in this endearing comedy-drama. Following the death of his mother, Egyptian teen Nabil (Ryan Ali) moves to Toronto to live with his traditionally-minded father. There he meets Malibu (Alexandra Billings) who is on her own crusade to protect her drag nightclub and queer haven Mandy's from demolition. The shy Nabil, wanting to learn how to sew like his seamstress mother, finds a drag mother mentor in the exuberant Malibu, who makes all her own dresses. As the boy begins to find his true self, the fight to save the club quickly escalates, pitting Nabil against his architect father and drag queens and queers against the gentrification-minded establishment. Funny, inspiring and packed with memorable performances, Queen Tut is a rousingly entertaining and insightful coming out drag tale.