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Drag performers who read stories to children at libraries across Canada have faced an increase in protests calling the events destructive for kids, and in some cases, even threats of violence. But the king and queens say they won't let that stop them, because storytimes are about joy and literacy.

The film, written and directed by Phil Connell, premiers in theaters on March 11. 

Queer FM Episode March 9, 2021 QueerFM Featured guests: Director, Phil Connell & the star Thomas Duplessie of Jump Darling /Rivky a writer-painter-vocalist-banterer from NYC 8:00am - 10:00am JUMP, DARLING stars Hollywood legend Cloris Leachman (in an extraordinary final starring performance) and newcomer Thomas Duplessie in writer/director Phil Connell’s debut feature film — an offbeat LGBTQ family drama that follows a rookie drag queen reeling from a breakup who moves in with his declinin...

TORONTO — Sitting in her chair off-camera on the Ontario set of the new Canadian film “Jump, Darling,” Cloris Leachman could often be found studiously reading her lines and preparing. Phil Connell, writer-director of the LGBTQ family drama, says the then-93-year-old acclaimed actor still took her craft seriously and was willing to perform any scene […]

TORONTO - Sitting in her chair off-camera on the Ontario set of the new Canadian film "Jump, Darling," Cloris Leachman could often be found studiously r...