The British Guide to Showing Off

Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a history of the contest (which has run eccentrically since 1972) which was set up firstly as an excuse to have a good party, but has grown into a celebration of alternative lifestyles and sexualities. The documentary mixes archive footage, animated inserts, with talking head interviews and a fly-on-the-wall look at the organisation of the 2009 event

6.6

98 min

Cast

Andrew Logan

Brian Eno

Grayson Perry

Zandra Rhodes

Richard O'Brien

Divine

as Self (archive footage)

Ruby Wax

as Self

Louise Walker

as Miss Majhordia Beach

Richard Torry

as Self

Quentin Logan

as Miss Elementary My Dear

Janet Slee

as Miss Hokusai

Andrey Bartenev

as Miss Bubbles of Hope

Stuart Hopps

as Miss Sea Sea Sur Mer

Leigh Bowery

as Self (archive footage)

Simon Callow

as Self

Nell Campbell

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Cashman

as Self

Ossie Clark

as Self (archive footage)

Julian Clary

as Self (archive footage)

Duggie Fields

as Self

Rachel Freire

as Self

Fran Fullenwider

as Self (archive footage)

Matthew Glamorre

as Self

David Hockney

as Self (archive footage)

Derek Jarman

as Self (archive footage)

Amy Lamé

as Self

Daniel Lismore

as Self

Director

Jes Benstock