Queen of Threads

2022

This is a ten-minute short about fashion designer and drag queen, Aaron Michael aka Erin Steele. Aaron is the show director and host at Bar 3911, one of only two dedicated gay bars in Mississippi. Bar 3911's popular weekly drag show attracts people within and also far outside the gay community. The film shows selections from the drag shows and Aaron's own reflections on life as a fashion designer and artist in Mississippi. Screening at the Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) November 11, 2022.