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Miss 501: A Portrait of Luck
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'Miss 501: A Portrait of Luck' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Clint Morrill under the pseudonym "Jules Karatechamp" and released in 2002.[https://www.mediaqueer.ca/artist/clint-alberta "Clint Alberta"]. MediaQueer. The film centres on Burger, a drag queen who is coming out of retirement to compete in the "Miss 501" drag pageant at Toronto's Bar 501.[https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/miss-501-a-portrait-of-luck-1200551600/ "Miss 501 (A Portrait of Luck)"]. 'Variety', February 1, 2002.
The film premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival."Aboriginal filmmakers from Canada at Sundance". 'Guelph Mercury', January 19, 2002. Morrill committed suicide a month after its premiere."Filmmaker was 'very tortured'". 'The Globe and Mail', May 4, 2002.
The film was posthumously screened at the 2002 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the juried award for Best Canadian Film.
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