Draped In Dynamo

Draped In Dynamo is a 2019 American Drama film written by Cecilia Frugiuele & Ian Stevenson, produced by RuPaul Charles, directed by Gustav Möller starring Ryo Ishibashi, Téa Leoni, Cassidy Gifford, Ki Hong Lee, Tony Oller, Danny Glover, Chadwick Boseman, Clark Gregg, Brian Firkus and Meiko Kaji. The film secured Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role: Ishibashi, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Score, as well as receiving nominations for Best Score and Best Actress: Leoni.

The film is based on the 2011 RuPaul Charles segment: Desolation Dynamics Dynamo and was released theatrically and in IMAX select theatres on April 25th, 2019 to critical and audience acclaim.

The film's story centres around an aged, overweight asian male drag performer who navigates life in the lonely district of Dynamo in Atlanta, Georgia where he aids a runaway 19 year old girl wishing to transition into a male, her uptight, controlling wealthy mother, illicit affairs with a busker, married man, dying cleaner and underage preparatory school boy. The plot culminates in the tragic death of the protagonist after a stint on a drag queen competitive reality show.

Cast

 * Ryo Ishibashi as Lady Kyoto/Ichi
 * Téa Leoni as Jeanine Field
 * Cassidy Gifford as Jennifer Field/Jeremiah Field
 * Ki Hong Lee as Alexander Lee
 * Tony Oller as Nathaniel Stoneman
 * Danny Glover as Deandra Diamond/Derek Donnelly Davis Jr.
 * Chadwick Boseman as Samuel Bishop
 * Clark Gregg as Ivan Field
 * Brian Firkus as Rena Starr
 * Ana Lynch as Desirae Gardner
 * Violett Beane as Sammi Gardner
 * Shia Labeouf as Officer Nicholas Stoneman
 * Brian Cox as Sergeant William Westward
 * Anson Mount as Officer Brent Patrick
 * Meiko Kaji as Mother

The Queens

 * Jason Dardo as Mistress Payne
 * Jim Marks as Sinamon
 * Jason Livingston as Household Henrietta
 * Matthew Callaway as Ingrid Eclipse
 * Benjamin Edward Knox as Eve Perregreen
 * David Petrushin as Star Lut
 * Aaron Coady as Helga Von Wolfenstein
 * Chad Michaels as The Other Cher
 * Brian Joseph McCook as Russian Roulette
 * Jerick Hoffer as Blossom Daniels