Congratulations to GRSJ PhD Student and filmmaker, David Ng on receiving the Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for Best British Columbia Short Film at this year’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF).
Ng and co-director Jen Sungshine, took home the prize for their film Drag is for Everyone. Ng and Sungshine previously won the same award in 2019 for Yellow Peril: Queer Destiny.
VQFF’s annual prize for the Festival’s best BC short film, the Gerry Brunet Memorial Award: Best British Columbia Short was established in 1997 in recognition of Brunet, a lifelong contributor to the arts and an early board member of Out On Screen. This year, this prize was determined by audience vote.
Ng and Sungshine’s documentary follows participants and mentors in Carousel Theatre for Young People’s drag camp.
The camp teaches youth the basics of drag performance, including costuming, makeup, performance and choreography.
Ng was recently interviewed about the film in the Ubyssey. You can read the interview in its entirety by following the link below.
