THE OLD STRIPPER Rocks Burlypicks 2018

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THE OLD STRIPPER ROCKS WISCONSIN

Burlesque Festival Hosts Wisconsin Premiere of Burlesque Documentary

Lamar, Missouri – The world is opening their eyes to THE OLD STRIPPER. And there's no place like home.

Burlypicks 2018, an annual international burlesque festival, screened a 9 minute short film version of the award-winning feature documentary film THE OLD STRIPPER at it's festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Saturday, August 25^th. The Oshkosh screening over the weekend to open the show was the short film's Wisconsin premiere. The film, made by the real-life Mother/Son filmmaking team Jack Truman and Opal Dockery, is an epic documentary film about a burlesque legend who travels across the country, coast to coast, visiting her old dancing cities of yesterday.

Dockery and Truman were also judges at the festival, with Opal teaching a burlesque workshop, The Psychology of Burlesque.

Dockery was a burlesque dancer for over 20 years in the 1970's and '80's. Truman, her son, and director of the film, grew up on the road with her during her burlesque circuit.

“This film is very personal to me”, Truman stated in press materials. “The burlesque industry is a lost era. I grew up in that environment, in the adult entertainment business. As a child, I was raised around nudity and pornography. And as a filmmaker, I want to open people's eyes to a world they know nothing about”.

Dockery states “I was a stripper for 22 years. It was a different time. I have been wanting to return to the cities I danced in for a long time. I wanted to find other dancers from that time for us to share our stories, and meet the new dancers of today to see how the times have changed and also if they are the same”.

Over last summer, Truman and Dockery traveled coast to coast, to all 48 states and the District of Columbia, on an epic journey shooting footage in every state nationwide, interviewing dancers young and old, visiting Opal's old dancing cities from her burlesque circuit, seeing landmarks around the country, and interviewing people in the burlesque industry.

“This is a story only we can tell”, says Truman.

Earlier this summer, Dockery was inducted in the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last month, at the World Premiere in Des Moines, the film took home top film honors at the Interrobang Film Festival. And in Los Angeles, the feature film recently won top film honors at Best Feature Documentary at the Golden State Film Festival. The feature film will have it's Las Vegas premiere September 9^th at the Silver State Film Festival.

THE OLD STRIPPER is scheduled to play the worldwide film festival circuit this summer and fall.

ABOUT DIXIE FILMS

Director Jack Truman is an award-winning filmmaker and 30 year veteran of stage and film. A former professor at Texas A&M University, Truman has also appeared in several television series and major motion pictures. His film directorial debut, the award-winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Combined, Truman's films have screened at over 400 film festivals worldwide to date. Jack was recently on the Short Film Jury at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

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THE OLD STRIPPER Wins Top Film Honors in Los Angeles

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THE OLD STRIPPER WINS TOP FILM HONORS IN LOS ANGELES

Burlesque Documentary Wins Best Documentary Feature at Golden State Film Festival

Lamar, Missouri – The world is opening their eyes to THE OLD STRIPPER. And it just stole the show in Hollywood.

The 2018 Golden State Film Festival gave top honors to the burlesque documentary THE OLD STRIPPER. The festival awarded the film with the Best Documentary Feature award for the festival. The film, made by the real-life Mother/Son filmmaking team Jack Truman and Opal Dockery, is an epic documentary film about a burlesque legend who travels across the country, coast to coast, visiting her old dancing cities of yesterday.

The Los Angeles screening at Golden State was the Los Angeles Premiere for the feature film.

Dockery was a burlesque dancer for over 20 years in the 1970's and '80's. Truman, her son, and director of the film, grew up on the road with her during her burlesque circuit.

“This is very special to me”, Truman stated in press materials. “The burlesque industry is a lost era. I grew up in that environment, in the adult entertainment business. As a child, I was raised around nudity and pornography. And as a filmmaker, I want to open people's eyes to a world they know nothing about. We are honored to have the Golden State Film Festival host the West Coast Premiere of this film. Receiving this award is icing on the cake”.

Over last summer, Truman and Dockery traveled coast to coast, to all 48 states and the District of Columbia, on an epic journey shooting footage in every state nationwide, interviewing dancers young and old, visiting Opal's old dancing cities from her burlesque circuit, seeing landmarks around the country, and interviewing people in the burlesque industry.

“This is a story only we can tell”, says Truman.

Earlier this summer, Dockery was inducted in the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada.

THE OLD STRIPPER is scheduled to play the worldwide film festival circuit this summer and fall.

ABOUT DIXIE FILMS

Director Jack Truman is an award-winning filmmaker and 30 year veteran of stage and film. A former professor at Texas A&M University, Truman has also appeared in several television series and major motion pictures. His film directorial debut, the award-winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Combined, Truman's films have screened at over 400 film festivals worldwide to date. Jack was recently on the Short Film Jury at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Los Angeles and Canada to Screen THE OLD STRIPPER This Week

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CALIFORNIA AND CANADA TO HOST SCREENINGS OF THE OLD STRIPPER

Award-Winning Burlesque Documentary to Screen Sunday and Wednesday

Lamar, Missouri – The world is opening their eyes to THE OLD STRIPPER. And it comes to California and Canada this week.

The 2018 Golden State Film Festival will host the West Coast premiere of the award-winning underground feature film documentary THE OLD STRIPPER on Sunday, August 12^th at the Sepulveda Screening Room in Los Angeles. And Wednesday, August 15^th, the film has it's Canadian premiere at the 2018 Regina Film Festival. The film, made by the real-life Mother/Son filmmaking team Jack Truman and Opal Dockery, is an epic documentary film about a burlesque legend who travels across the country, coast to coast, visting her old dancing cities of yesterday.

Dockery was a burlesque dancer for over 20 years in the 1970's and '80's. Truman, her son, and director of the film, grew up on the road with her during her burlesque circuit.

“This film is very personal to me”, Truman stated in press materials. “The burlesque industry is a lost era. I grew up in that environment, in the adult entertainment business. As a child, I was raised around nudity and pornography. And as a filmmaker, I want to open people's eyes to a world they know nothing about”.

Dockery states “I was a stripper for 22 years. It was a different time. I have been wanting to return to the cities I danced in for a long time. I wanted to find other dancers from that time for us to share our stories, and meet the new dancers of today to see how the times have changed and also if they are the same”.

Over last summer, Truman and Dockery traveled coast to coast, to all 48 states and the District of Columbia, on an epic journey shooting footage in every state nationwide, interviewing dancers young and old, visiting Opal's old dancing cities from her burlesque circuit, seeing landmarks around the country, and interviewing people in the burlesque industry.

“This is a story only we can tell”, says Truman.

Earlier this summer, Dockery was inducted in the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last month, at the World Premiere in Des Moines, the film took home top film honors at the Interrobang Film Festival.

THE OLD STRIPPER is scheduled to play the worldwide film festival circuit this summer and fall.

ABOUT DIXIE FILMS

Director Jack Truman is an award-winning filmmaker and 30 year veteran of stage and film. A former professor at Texas A&M University, Truman has also appeared in several television series and major motion pictures. His film directorial debut, the award-winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Combined, Truman's films have screened at over 400 film festivals worldwide to date. Jack was recently on the Short Film Jury at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.