SAT, FEB 8 / 9 pm
THU - SAT, FEB 13 - 15 / 9 pm
THU, FEB 20 / 9 pm
Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz
2013, USA, 86 min
The story of Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) from his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased youth to internationally recognized drag superstar through his collaboration with filmmaker John Waters. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine was the ultimate outsider turned underground royalty. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture. I Am Divine is a definitive biographical portrait that charts the legendary icon’s rise to infamy and emotional complexities. — SXSW 2013
Reviews
A genuine force of nature, an irrepressible and undefinable spirit who wanted two things: to be loved, and to be famous. The real joy of I Am Divine is spending time with his true friends, the famed Dreamlanders who, with director John Waters as their leader and Divine as his muse, merrily subverted American movie culture.
THE BALTIMORE SUN
