I realise that there was an apparent omission from my earlier descriptions of LGBT fare at the latest Wellington International Film Festival, although I think this one is so fabulous that it deserves a seperate entry of its own, in any case.

Warwick Broadhead is a performance artist, currently settled on Waiheke Island, and noted for his fabulous outfits, which are reminiscent of the late, lamented Derek Jarman’s costumed extravaganzas of gay historical fare. Anyway, his biopic, Rubbings From A Live Man,  is a must-see at this year’s film festival. It deals with the performer’s life and times- from fifties suburban conservatism to swinging sixties self-discovery in San Fransisco, dealing with past demons through performance art, cruising the Auckland saunas in naked anonymity, and several hefty, flour covered rugby players in their shorts.