I Am Divine
2013 film by Jeffrey Schwarz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2013 film by Jeffrey Schwarz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I Am Divine is a 2013 American documentary film produced and directed by Jeffrey Schwarz of the Los Angeles-based production company Automat Pictures. The documentary focuses on the American actor, singer, and drag performer Divine (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), born Harris Glenn Milstead, a lifelong friend and collaborator of filmmaker John Waters.
| I Am Divine | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Schwarz |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Schwarz Jon Glover Lance Robertson Lotti Pharriss Knowles |
| Starring | See Participants |
| Cinematography | John Chater John Davis Dan DeJesus David A. Ford Marsha Kham Cameron MacDonald James Mulryan Elle Schneider Steven Wacks Clay Westervelt |
| Edited by | Phillip J. Bartell |
| Music by | Michael Cudahy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wolfe Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Box office | $81,497[2] |
The film features extensive contemporary interviews with Waters, as well as Divine's mother Frances Milstead, and surviving members of the Dreamlanders.
I Am Divine premiered at South by Southwest 2013, and had its premiere in Divine's hometown of Baltimore, Maryland as part of the Maryland Film Festival 2013.
The film garnered critical acclaim, holding a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 54 reviews; the general consensus states: "With warmth and affection, I Am Divine offers an engaging portrait of the complex personality behind a trailblazing cinematic figure."[3] On Metacritic, the film has a 70 out of 100 rating, based on 13 critics.[4]
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