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QUEEN OF THE DEUCE
You'll have 48 hours, or until the end of the film's engagement if it occurs earlier.
Online Screening
Saturday, Nov 12, 2022 12:00 AM - Sunday, Nov 27, 2022 11:59 PM
 
This film will be available to stream only in the US and US territories.
Through her ownership of 24-hour porn theaters in 1970’s NYC, Greek immigrant and unconventional matriarch Chelly Wilson rose to riches as the “Queen of the Deuce.”
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FF Admission General Admission - $12.00

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WORLD PREMIERE Chelly Wilson was a Christmas-celebrating Jewish grandma, a lesbian who married men, and a proud owner of porn theaters in 1970s NYC. Through audio recordings, Chelly recounts her pre-war escape from Greece up through her unlikely motherhood and rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd Street. Fascinating WWII and NYC archival footage illustrate this entertaining story of a family and its matriarch, a truly unique character with chutzpah in spades. – Karen McMullen

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with Valerie Kontakos. The screening will be moderated by Christopher Bonanos, city editor at New York magazine.


All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management.

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Film Details
Country:Canada
Greece
Year:2022
Running Time:90
Language:Greek
English
Director:Valerie Kontakos
Executive Producer:Valerie Kontakos
Bondi Walters
Don Walters
Producer:Ed Barreveld
Valerie Kontakos
Despina Pavlaki
Editor:Rob Ruzic
Cinematographer:Patrick McGowan
Martina Radwan
Website:https://www.queenofthedeuce.com/
DOC NYC
Publicist:Susan Norget
Sales Agent:Cinephil
Film Genres:Cities
Family
Films on Film/Filmmaking
International
Jewish
New York City
NYC
Women & Girls
World Premiere
Women Directors