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‘The British Guide to Showing Off’ is a unique feature-length documentary film that follows the incredible life of British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, the creator of the anarchic and utterly outrageous Alternative Miss World Show, a spectacular costume pageant and fancy dress party for grown ups. The film charts the mounting of the legendary Alternative Miss World event, ricocheted into the limelight back in 2009 when Drive Productions brought their creative production expertise to produce the show at top London venue, the Roundhouse.

Loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, Logan has hosted the Alternative Miss World Show since 1972. Memorable highlights include artist David Hockney judging the first one, musician David Bowie not being able to get into the second, film director Derek Jarman winning the third and triumphing in a court case against the Official Miss World (with a little help from a young Tony Blair).

Featuring contributions from Brian Eno, Ruby Wax, fashionista Zandra Rhodes (who designed all of Andrew’s hostess costumes), Richard O’Brien, Nick Rhodes and Grayson Perry, ‘The British Guide to Showing Off’ was filmed over 5 years, charting the mounting of the 2009 Show, bringing to life its history through newly discovered archive, exuberant animation, and plenty of offbeat humour from contestants old and new.

For information and tickets to the film go to ‘The British Guide to Showing-Off’ website at http://britishguidetoshowingoff.com

Go on: be a show off

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