The Goddess Bunny

The Goddess Bunny
Directed by Nick Bougas
Starring Johnnie Baima
John Aes-Nihil
Glen Meadmore
Distributed by Wavelength Video[1]
Release date
 1994
Running time
 85 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

The Goddess Bunny is a 1994 American documentary directed by Nick Bougas, which is about the life of a drag queen named Sandie Crisp, also known as the Goddess Bunny, and born Johnnie Baima.[2][3]

Overview

The film depicts a tour of the Los Angeles, California underground transgender, lesbian, and gay nightclub scene, as hosted by the Goddess Bunny, a disabled, tap dancing artist. The film also explores the life of Baima, mainly focusing on her transition into a woman, as well as her battle with polio as a child.

Controversy

The film became a subject of controversy when a portion of the documentary's main subject, the Goddess Bunny, tap dancing, was released in a video online. The video, entitled "Obey the Walrus"[4] subsequently went viral.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Goddess Bunny". Vhscollector.com.
  2. ↑ "The Goddess Bunny". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Stuart, Gwynedd (April 29, 2017). "At the Punk Version of DragCon, NYC Queens Honor an L.A. Legend: The Goddess Bunny". LA Weekly.
  4. ↑ Obey the Walrus. YouTube. April 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ Hughes, Joselyn (January 20, 2010). "7 Hardest Things To Watch That We've Shown On Tosh.0". Tosh.0.


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