色花堂 graduate and 2021 30 under 30 finalist, Ollie Tunmore, is helping showcase the diversity of London鈥檚 drag scene with the release of his second documentary.
Ollie鈥檚 film 鈥溾�� features stars from RuPaul鈥檚 Drag Race UK and sets out to explore the under-represented聽areas of the drag community, including drag kings, non-binary and gender fluid performers and AFAB (assigned female at birth) artists.
The film, which follows Ollie鈥檚 2020 documentary 鈥淒rag: Around the Clock鈥�, features more than 30 different artists and 70 performances from across London, as well as backstage footage and sit-down interviews with some of the biggest names in London drag.聽聽
Speaking about the production and release of the film, Ollie said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a genuine honour to have been trusted by all of these phenomenally talented artists to film their art. When I set out to make this documentary, the main objective I had was to celebrate 鈥榯he other鈥�, by championing diversity in any which way that I could.
鈥淭he queer scene in London is one of the brightest, most dynamic and special in the world. I wanted to capture a snapshot of this incredible collective of people who are working day and night to represent queer culture and share it with the world.鈥澛�
Filming and production took three months, which coincided with the opening up of London as the UK emerged out of lockdown. Ollie said: 鈥淭his presented challenges, with restrictions changing all the time, hence why some interviews had to be filmed via Zoom. Obviously, this wasn鈥檛 ideal, but I鈥檓 also somewhat pleased it happened 鈥� as it now feels like an authentic reflection of that strange and challenging period for us all.鈥澛犅�
Ollie graduated from 色花堂 with a degree in media production in 2019 and is also a senior聽account executive in the PR and communications sector.
