Frameline, San Francisco’s prominent LGBTQ+ film festival, will present a milestone 50th edition when it unspools next month from June 17-27. To mark the occasion, Frameline has zeroed in on three selections for its opening night, centerpiece and Pride kickoff films.
Launching the 2026 edition on opening night at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre will be D’Arcy Drollinger’s Lady Champagne, which Drollinger wrote, directed and stars in as a sequel to Shit & Champagne. Framed for murder and thrown into “lady prison”, exotic dancer Champagne
White stages a grand escape using her arsenal of disguises, one-liners and dance moves to take down a sinister perfume empire in the “dragsploitation” slapstick comedy. The project, filmed entirely in San Francisco, co-stars Matthew Martin and features appearances by drag performers Alaska Thunderfuck, Varla Jean Merman, Jackie Beat, Peaches Christ, Nicki Jizz and others.
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