Join the writer and co-directors Meags Fitzgerald and Sarah Mackenzie for an exclusive first look at Picture Yourself: A Photobooth Love Story, a feature documentary coming in 2027. For a century, the photobooth has offered a private retreat in a public space. Fitzgerald has documented 25 years of her life in these analogue machines, and it’s where her now-famous drag king persona, HercuSleaze (he/him), was born. In an age of filters, AI imagery and surveillance, she travels the globe to meet obsessives reviving the booths and uncover their historic role in LGBTQ+ communities. Select scenes will be shared followed by a conversation and question period.
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NOV 28 / 13:00ESPACE ONF1500 Rue Balmoral. Montréal, QC H3A 2H7 (métro Place des Arts)
PICTURE YOURSELF SNEAK PEEK: IN CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTORS
SARAH MACKENZIE [FILMMAKER]
SARAH MACKENZIE (she/her) is a media arts curator, documentary filmmaker, and cultural strategist with 15 years of experience across media and the arts. Her work explores the role technology plays in how we live, connect, and see ourselves, and what we lose or rediscover when we step away from it. Previously Head of Content at Red Bull Media House Canada, she spearheaded award-winning documentary content and developed a deep practice in non-fiction storytelling across short and long-form formats. She has since directed short films and is currently co-directing Picture Yourself, her debut feature documentary, produced by EyeSteelFilm, exploring identity and self-representation in the digital era through the lens of the analogue photobooth. Alongside her filmmaking practice, Sarah is Director of Creative Development at MUTEK, where she leads innovation programmes and annual symposiums across festivals in Montréal, Barcelona, and Tokyo, at the intersection of art, technology, and social good. She has also curated exhibitions and produced large-scale activations for institutions and creative studios including MOCA Toronto, the Barbican Centre, CHANEL, the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Coach, Daily tous les jours, and CBC.
MEAGS FITZGERALD [FILMMAKER]
MEAGS FITZGERALD (they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, writer and performer based in Montreal. They’re the author & illustrator of two awarding-winning graphic novels: the queer coming of age memoir, Long Red Hair and of the history and travelogue, Photobooth: A Biography. Fitzgerald is currently in post-production for a feature-length documentary film adaptation of their books, for which they’re the writer, co-director and an on-camera presence. In the film, Picture Yourself, Fitzgerald also appears as their drag king alter-ego, HercuSleaze (he/him), adding a fantastical queer twist to the project’s art direction. As HercuSleaze, Fitzgerald is recognized as one of the world’s top drag kings. In 2021, he competed on OutTV’s drag show, Call Me Mother and has grown a large online following. HercuSleaze has performed on major stages across Canada, the United States and Europe.
