Francheska: Prairie Queen is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Laura O'Grady and released in 2022.Peter Klein, "CIFF putting the spotlight back on Alberta films ahead of next month's festival". Daily Hive, August 3, 2022. The film is a portrait of Francis Yutrago, a gay immigrant to Canada from the Philippines who performs as a drag queen under the name Francheska Dynamites in Lethbridge, Alberta."Film about Filipino care worker premieres at Calgary International Film Festival". Canadian Filipino, September 1, 2022.
Francheska was previously profiled in an episode of the CBC Gem web series Canada's a Drag in 2020.David Opinko, "Lethbridge drag community striving for mainstream acceptance". Lethbridge News Now, February 23, 2020.
The film premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival.Ingrid Canuel, "CIFF announces lineup of Alberta made films". LiveWire Calgary, August 4, 2022.
The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award."JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD LONG LIST DROPS AT VISIONARIES" . Yahoo! Movies, September 11, 2022.
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