Waxie Moon

Waxie Moon (film) is a documentary directed by Wes Hurley, centered around the gender-bending Juilliard-trained burlesque performer, Waxie Moon. The film captures the burgeoning and mostly-queer neo-burlesque community in Seattle in 2000s. The film features interviews with dozens of performers and artists including the burlesque icons Miss Dirty Martini and Tigger!, author and performer Marya Sea Kaminski, drag superstar Ben DeLaCreme and many others. The film also includes the original song, titled "Waxie Moon" and inspired by James Bond scores. The song was composed by Eric Lane Barnes of Seattle Men's Chorus and performed by Sarah Rudinoff and Paul Rosenberg. Waxie Moon premiered in Austin and went on to screen at the Anthology Film Archives, Echo Park Film Center, and at many festivals around the world including a dozen screenings in Seattle. The film won Best Local Film at the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Jury Award for Best Film at Queer Fruits Film Festival in Australia, and Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Soundtrack at Love Unlimited Film Festival. The film is available on video from TLAvideo.^[1][2][3][4]

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