Україна, Франція, Чехія
Olga Gibelinda

Queens of Joy

FILM INFO

Amid the war in Ukraine, three drag queens — Diva Monroe, Marlen Scandal, and Aura — refuse to leave their homeland. Instead of fleeing, they choose to fight for freedom, the LGBTQ+ community, and their very existence. From the glamour of the show to the brutality of war, the film follows their lives — filled with loss, fear, and unbreakable courage.

Marlen battles old wounds, Diva Monroe rediscovers herself, and Aura fights for her place both in the army and on stage.

The charity drag show they organize in support of Ukraine becomes a symbol of unity and resilience.

Original title
Королеви радості
Country
Україна, Франція, Чехія
Year
2024
Duration
91’
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Documentary

DIRECTOR:

Olga Gibelinda

Director and screenwriter. She directed more than 20 different TV documentary films. Member of the Ukrainian and European Film Academies. She has a great success with script-doctoring and producing films of TV projects, developing and promoting commercial media projects. Above, she is a pilot of a plane. During the first months of the war, she was an active member of the filmmakers' humanitarian centre.

Filmography

Міста та їхні герої (2023); Де-що (2011)

DIRECTOR:

team

Director
Olga Gibelinda
Screenplay
Olga Gibelinda, Ivanna Khitsinska
Camera
Kyrylo Nikrashevych, Olga Gibelinda
Editing
Zuzana Walter
Production Design
Music
Artem Baburin
Cast
Diva Monro, Marlen Shkandal, Aura
Producer
Ivanna Khitsinska, Olga Gibelinda
Production
Malanka Studios, Les Steppes Productions, Films & Chips
World Sales Company
Malanka Studios

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