Watch an exclusive clip from London drag doco ‘Dressed As A Girl’

In his feature film debut, UK director Colin Rothbart pulls off the wigs and wipes off the mascara to unveil the real people behind East London’s alternative drag scene. Following in the tradition of Paris Is Burning and The Cockettes, Rothbart’s ‘frockumentary’ Dressed As A Girl – available on DVD and on demand from December 7 – gives the East End moment its much-deserved moment in the mainstream spotlight.

Following some of its most celebrated performers over the course of six years, the film stars familiar faces such as Jonny Woo, John Sizzle, Holestar, Scottee, Amber, Pia and Ma Butcher dazzle and surprise with their on-stage antics. To make the DVD release of this fascinating documentary, we’ve got an Attitude-exclusive clip from the film for you to check out:

There is enough eye make-up and sequins on display to sink a battleship, but at the heart of this surprisingly intimate portrait is the dark side of their lives: The relentless quest for glamorous originality often comes at a personal cost. In the course of the documentary, these London underground mainstays open up about their various encounters with sex, drink, drugs, emotional and mental struggles, plastic surgery and HIV.

info: DressedAsAGirl.com