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About
Queen of the Capital follows Muffy Blake Stephyns, a drag performer with high aspirations. Muffy and her everyday persona, Daniel, navigate the drag and bureaucratic worlds of Washington, D.C., while following her dream to lead a colorful group of philanthropic drag performers. Using skills from a former life as a campaign consultant, she runs for “empress” of the Imperial Court of Washington, D.C.
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Production Team
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: JOSH DAVIDSBURG
Josh Davidsburg is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. When he doesn’t have a camera in his hand, he’s teaching full-time as a lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park, Philip Merrill College of Journalism. After working for more than a decade as a television news reporter, he decided to expand into long-form, documentary storytelling. He’s produced documentary shorts, seen at film festivals across the country and is currently working on a feature-length film.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ALEX GLASS
Alexander Glass’s goal is to capture raw emotion on camera and use it to captivating stories. After earning a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College, he has gone on produce award-winning work with Early Light Media. When away from the camera and edit bay, Alex can be found sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.
CO-PRODUCER/CINEMATOGRAPHER: ALANNA DELFINO
Alanna Delfino is an award-winning photojournalist for WBFF in Baltimore, Maryland. She’s earned her bachelor’s degree from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, then went on work professionally as an editor and photojournalist in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metro area. She has since returned to the University of Maryland, College Park as an adjunct professor.
CO-PRODUCER/CINEMATOGRAPHER: BRANDI VINCENT
After graduating with a master’s degree from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, Brandi went on to help produce millennial-facing news content for Snapchat and create broadcast and digital media at NBC News. Today, she reports on technology, security, and federal innovation as a staff correspondent at Atlantic Media’s Nextgov. Brandi grew up on the bayous of south Louisiana and now resides in Washington D.C.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: GENE DEEMS, SAMEER POPAT & DOUG WIRTH
A Lot1 film…. Director Josh Davidsburg… Executive Producers Josh Davidsburg, Gene Deems & Sameer Popat…Producers Josh Davidsburg, Alex Glass, Brandi Vincent & Alanna Delfino… Graphics and Creative by Karolyn Popat… Website by Andrew Davidsburg…. Fiscal Sponsorship by Docs in Progress.
MEDIA
- Ms Magazine: Queer Family, Love and Community in “Queen of the Capital”
- Newsy: Balancing Pride in Personal & Professional Life
- KTLA: In time for LA Pride , here is your look at “Queen of the Capital”
- Deadline: Mutiny Pictures To Release ‘Queen Of The Capital’
- The Wrap: Mutiny Pictures Launches With Slamdance Drag Queen Doc ‘Queen of the Capital’
- The Estradiol Illusions Podcast: Queen of the Capital Interview
- Washington Post: Let’s catch up on some of the things John Kelly wrote about in 2019
- Film Forward: Film About a Father Who, Queen of the Capital | Slamdance 2020
- Unseen Films: Queen of the Capital Slamdance Review
- Film Threat: Queen of the Capital Slamdance Review
- Ian Thomas Malone: Queen of the Capital Slamdance Review
- Washington Post: For a drag queen named Muffy, it’s big hair on the campaign trail
- NPR: In ‘Queen of the Capital,’ A Drag Queen Chases The Crown
- WUSA: Federal workers by day, drag queens by night: They’re releasing a documentary about it
- Washington Blade: Local drag legend Muffy is subject of new documentary
- Baltimore Media Blog: Q&A: Josh Davidsburg, director of “Queen of the Capital”
- Queer Guru: Queen of The Capital: Muffy makes it to the Top
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