WINNER: Hamptons Film Festival: Audience Award, Best Short 2006

Irene Williams: Queen of Lincoln Road

200523m
Short
7.6 / 10(98)

Like hundreds of other gay men, Eric Smith fled the New York City winters for quick weekend getaways to South Beach, Miami. On one of these trips he meets Irene Williams on Lincoln Road and her wild and colorful handmade outfits immediately catch his eye. With video camera in hand Eric realizes what an amazing individual is inside these clothes and over the next decade documents the marvelous journey of Irene's outsider couture, imparted wisdom and the heartfelt affection they share. A sweet, funny and thoroughly endearing portrait of a rare bird in paradise and a friendship found.

Runtime
23m
Released
2005

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Release year: 2005

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Like hundreds of other gay men, Eric Smith fled the New York City winters for quick weekend getaways to South Beach, Miami. On one of these trips he meets Irene Williams on Lincoln Road and her wild and colorful handmade outfits immediately catch his eye. With video camera in hand Eric realizes what an amazing individual is inside these clothes and over the next decade documents the marvelous journey of Irene's outsider couture, imparted wisdom and the heartfelt affection they share. A sweet, funny and thoroughly endearing portrait of a rare bird in paradise and a friendship found.

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