Superstar in a Housedress

Directed by Craig Highberger

The film explores the life and legacy of Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis, a poet, playwright, and performer who lived fluidly between genders before dying tragically at 38. Through rare performance footage, photographs, music, and interviews with collaborators, friends, and cultural figures, it paints an intimate portrait of a groundbreaking artist whose influence endures.

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Superstar in a Housedress is a warm, affectionate documentary portrait of Jackie Curtis, the Warhol-era performer whose work blurred drag, theatre and underground celebrity. Craig Highberger combines archive footage and testimony effectively, preserving a vivid piece of New York queer cultural history.