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Dragphoria

Dragphoria

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Dragphoria

"It's not easy, but you will find the light :)"

2025

0h 10m

10.0(1 votes)

Documentary

Drama

Overview

Dragphoria is a short film about drag and identity, finding yourself in a noisy crowd, and slowly accepting yourself after a long-awaited denial.

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Sai Aryal

Sai Aryal

self, dragking/dragpersona

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Directed by: Sai Aryal
Written by: Sai Aryal

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