Director, Joseph Wilson, Prettybird
Prettybird’s director, Joseph Wilson, is Pitch New Talent.
Joseph Wilson’s work has a unique intimacy to it. Something that comes from being as much a part of the East London drag scene, as he is a documenter of it. For him, drag and directing have been intrinsically tied together from the get-go, “one impossible without the other.”
Drag Is My Ecstasy marked his first foray into documentary and focused on the lives of queer collective Sink the Pink, of which Joseph had been a part for many years. “I was so lucky to be involved, it happened in a really authentic organic way. Through those experiences, I always had my camera with me, I wasn't an outsider, trying to intrude. I was part of the story.”
The film marked a turning point in his career and revealed his unique vision of the world around him. “Everyone had always shown these parties as crazy and hectic, but I wanted to do something different. It was as if the camera wasn't really there. And then the more work I put out, the more people wanted to be featured and involved.”
Read Joseph’s interview with Katy Pryer and check out his work.
Best wishes
Sherry Collins
(her / us)
