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Heals

Directed by Pailin Wedel

Pangina Heals, Asia's most famous drag queen soars into stardom as she struggles for acceptance from her mother at home.

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Synopsis

Despite Thailand’s image as LGBTQ+ friendly, Pan Pan's childhood was marked by loneliness and bullying. He was as a gay, overweight boy with an alcoholic mother. Everything changed when he discovered the art of drag and crafted his own fearless persona, Pangina Heals. This documentary dives deep into Thailand’s unique queer culture and gender identities while following Pan Pan’s transformative journey as he conquers the drag scene locally and abroad. He overcomes panic attacks and struggles to gain acceptance from his mother as he becomes the first drag star from a developing country to have a residency in Las Vegas. Through it all, we witness the inspiring power of drag to heal.

Bio

Pailin has directed two feature-length Netflix Original documentaries. Her first film, Hope Frozen, won Thailand's first International iEmmy and Hot Docs’ Best International Feature Documentary prize. The Trapped 13: How we survived the Thai Cave, was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy in 2023. She comes from a journalism background, hosting and reporting several episodes of Al Jazeera’s current affairs documentary program, 101 East, and pieces for The New York Times and National Geographic. She grew up in Asia and has been making documentaries in the region for the past twelve years.