The British Guide to Showing Off
Nov 11, 2011 | IMDB 6.6
98 min Watch NowDocumentary
Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a history of the contest (which has run eccentrically since 1972) which was set up firstly as an excuse to have a good party, but has grown into a celebration of alternative lifestyles and sexualities. The documentary mixes archive footage, animated inserts, with talking head interviews and a fly-on-the-wall look at the organisation of the 2009 event
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2014
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IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2011
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