Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts is a documentary film starring drag queen and singer-songwriter Trixie Mattel. It was directed by Nick Zeig-Owens and produced by David Silver,[2] and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2019.[3] Following screenings, Mattel performed several songs on stage.[3] The documentary was made available on video on demand platforms on December 3, 2019.

Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
Directed byNick Zeig-Owens
Produced byDavid Silver
StarringTrixie Mattel
CinematographyNick Zeig-Owens
Edited byJames Codoyannis
Production
company
Release dates
  • April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25) (Tribeca Film Festival)

  • December 3, 2019 (2019-12-03) (Video on demand (worldwide))
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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The film follows Mattel's rise to fame and subsequent country music career, as well as life after her win of season three of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,[4] including the struggles of performing and touring.[5]

Reception

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On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 90% based on reviews from 10 critics, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[6]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 WOWIE Awards Best Documentary Won [7]
2020 Queerty Awards Documentary Won [8]

Soundtrack

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Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (The Acoustic Soundtrack)
EP / Soundtrack album by
ReleasedDecember 20, 2019
Length15:57
LabelProducer Entertainment Group
Trixie Mattel chronology
One Stone
(2018)
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (The Acoustic Soundtrack)
(2019)
Barbara
(2020)

Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (The Acoustic Soundtrack) is the accompanying the soundtrack extended play for the film, released on December 20, 2019.[9] It features both original songs and covers performed in one take by Mattel on guitar, and includes new acoustic versions of the title song as well as the cast version of "Kitty Girl" performed on the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 3. The song "Hello, Goodbye, Hello" is originally from Firkus' 2009 EP Greener.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moving Parts" (Guitar version)Brian Firkus2:57
2."Backwoods Barbie"Dolly Parton2:29
3."Heavy Crown"Firkus2:19
4."Hello, Goodbye, Hello"Firkus3:02
5."Keep on the Sunny Side"
  • Ada Blenkhorn
  • J. Howard Entwisle
2:52
6."Kitty Girl" (AS3 version)2:18

References

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  1. ^ "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts | 2019 Tribeca Film Festival". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Rudolph, Christopher (March 3, 2019). "Trixie Mattel Documentary Set to Premiere at 2019 Tribeca Film Festival". NewNowNext. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Daw, Stephen (March 5, 2019). "Trixie Mattel Documentary Set to Premiere at 2019 Tribeca Film Festival". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Nolfi, Joey (March 3, 2019). "Margot Robbie, Zac Efron, Drag Race star Trixie Mattel join 2019 Tribeca Film Festival lineup". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Megarry, Daniel (March 7, 2019). "Trixie Mattel documentary will premiere at 2019 Tribeca Film Festival". Gay Times. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "World of Wonder's 2019 WOWIE Awards Winners!". World of Wonder. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Documentary Winners". The Queerties. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ Nolfi, Joey (November 15, 2019). "Trixie Mattel's Moving Parts documentary finally has a release date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 15, 2019.