Summary
The intimate journey and unpublished backstory of BeBe Zahara Benet – a charismatic drag performer originally from Cameroon, and the very first winner of the culture-changing phenomenon, RuPaul’s Drag Race. With over a decade of unprecedented access, we observe BeBe’s struggles with celebrity, authenticity, success, and failure.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+34)
Critics 100Audiences 66GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer100%
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9694Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2021
June 25, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
9 people
- BeBe Zahara Benetself
- RuPaulself
- DNDimitra Ngwaself - BeBe's youngest sister
- BNBernice Ngwaself - BeBe's eldest sister
- NDNina Diangeloself - show director, Gay 90's
- VNVanjelis Ngwaself - BeBe's brother
- ENElizabeth Ngwaself - BeBe's mother
- DCDr. Collins Ngwaself - BeBe's father
- TRTommie Rossself - Pageant Legend, Miss Gay US of A
Directing · 1
- Emily Branham Director
Production · 3
- Jonathan Goodman Levitt Executive Producer
- Marc Smolowitz Producer
- Bat-Sheva Guez Co-Producer
Other crew · 1
- Betsey Brown Transcriptions
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