Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary - 73 minutes
The Ivy League educated writer, singer, mother, breast cancer survivor, and stripper, Viva Las Vegas, advocates for people who use their bodies for survival, while navigating the limitations of living at the edge of societal acceptance.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : W. Alexander JONES, Carolann STONEY Cast : Liv OSTHUS, Gus VAN SANT, Jedediah ACKER Producer(s) : Jessica DAUGHERTY (SHRINE13), Carolann STONEY (Blacktop Films), Danielle HIGGINS, Cintamani CALISE
Viva Las Vegas is a preacher, just like her Lutheran minister father. Unlike her father, Viva preaches from the pulpit of a Portland strip club where people throw bills on stage while she dances naked preaching the gospel of the arts. The writer, singer, scholar, and stripper is a local leader in a lifelong battle against cultural expectations. Viva celebrates the female form, advocates for the empowerment of all women, and commands respect for those whose careers depend on their bodies. A shocking breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy did not dampen her missionary zeal, and Viva continues to dance, scars and all, reminding the rest of us that art is everywhere and art is everything.
Country(ies) : USA
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DOCLA 2018 (Best Producer)DOCLA 2018 (Audience Award)Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival 2019 (Jury Award)Crossroads Film Festival 2019 (Most Transformative Film Award)