Wes Hurley

Filmes

Potato Dreams of America
Producer
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.
Potato Dreams of America
Writer
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.
Potato Dreams of America
Director
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.
Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story
Producer
A film that chronicles the life of Ric Weiland. The unsung hero of Microsoft and trailblazer for the LGBTQ community, Ric's bequeathed $65 million dollars to the Pride Foundation to support gay rights and HIV research. It is a dive deep into Ric's life and diaries to discover why Ric was the biggest benefactor for the gay community, why his friends loved him so much, and how he helped start an empire.
New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
Director
In a world where men hide their true love and feelings, where a mother turns a blind eye to her son's identity, and where religion dictates that a man may only lie with a woman — is everything we see truly what it seems to be? The latest release from New Queer Visions takes a look at representations of boys and men, how desires are hidden from those around them, and how self-belief conquers doubt. The short films are: Adult (2017); Hello, Stranger [Dag vreemde man] (2016); Little Potato (2017); Juan Gabriel is Dead [Se murió Juan Gabriel] (2018); The Guest [Le convive] (2017); Contestant #4 (2016).
Rusalka
Editor
Burlesque icons Luminous Pariah and Chris Harder star in this Tom of Finland inspired queer retelling of The Little Mermaid. A curious merman's life is forever changed after he saves a sailor from drowning in this sexy homage to Hans Christian Andersen, vintage homoerotica and the golden era of silent film. Part of an anthology series by Wes Hurley that includes Zolushka and Peter and the Wolf.
Rusalka
Director of Photography
Burlesque icons Luminous Pariah and Chris Harder star in this Tom of Finland inspired queer retelling of The Little Mermaid. A curious merman's life is forever changed after he saves a sailor from drowning in this sexy homage to Hans Christian Andersen, vintage homoerotica and the golden era of silent film. Part of an anthology series by Wes Hurley that includes Zolushka and Peter and the Wolf.
Rusalka
Producer
Burlesque icons Luminous Pariah and Chris Harder star in this Tom of Finland inspired queer retelling of The Little Mermaid. A curious merman's life is forever changed after he saves a sailor from drowning in this sexy homage to Hans Christian Andersen, vintage homoerotica and the golden era of silent film. Part of an anthology series by Wes Hurley that includes Zolushka and Peter and the Wolf.
Rusalka
Screenplay
Burlesque icons Luminous Pariah and Chris Harder star in this Tom of Finland inspired queer retelling of The Little Mermaid. A curious merman's life is forever changed after he saves a sailor from drowning in this sexy homage to Hans Christian Andersen, vintage homoerotica and the golden era of silent film. Part of an anthology series by Wes Hurley that includes Zolushka and Peter and the Wolf.
Rusalka
Director
Burlesque icons Luminous Pariah and Chris Harder star in this Tom of Finland inspired queer retelling of The Little Mermaid. A curious merman's life is forever changed after he saves a sailor from drowning in this sexy homage to Hans Christian Andersen, vintage homoerotica and the golden era of silent film. Part of an anthology series by Wes Hurley that includes Zolushka and Peter and the Wolf.
Little Potato
Producer
Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression in his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.
Little Potato
Self
Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression in his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.
Little Potato
Director
Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression in his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
Is inner beauty more important than shopping? Can homosexuals read? Does prostitution solve everything? And who is she wearing? Discover the answers to these and other existential questions in Fallen Jewel - a new motion picture brought to you by the creators of the acclaimed Capitol Hill series. Featuring sensational original soundtrack, fierce fashion, plenty of man-candy and vibrant performances, it's the queer pop-art fantasia you've been waiting for your whole life. Waxie Moon, a "burlesque performer for a new century" - NPR, searches for a perfect man between exuberant musical numbers and the unspeakable ordeals of motherhood. Addicted to romance and dressed to kill, Waxie is always ready to fall in love. In the wildly shifting world where genders and genres are fluid, Waxie's adventures include a trip to the underworld, a forbidden love affair in the 1950's, and even online dating!
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
Editor
Is inner beauty more important than shopping? Can homosexuals read? Does prostitution solve everything? And who is she wearing? Discover the answers to these and other existential questions in Fallen Jewel - a new motion picture brought to you by the creators of the acclaimed Capitol Hill series. Featuring sensational original soundtrack, fierce fashion, plenty of man-candy and vibrant performances, it's the queer pop-art fantasia you've been waiting for your whole life. Waxie Moon, a "burlesque performer for a new century" - NPR, searches for a perfect man between exuberant musical numbers and the unspeakable ordeals of motherhood. Addicted to romance and dressed to kill, Waxie is always ready to fall in love. In the wildly shifting world where genders and genres are fluid, Waxie's adventures include a trip to the underworld, a forbidden love affair in the 1950's, and even online dating!
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
Cinematography
Is inner beauty more important than shopping? Can homosexuals read? Does prostitution solve everything? And who is she wearing? Discover the answers to these and other existential questions in Fallen Jewel - a new motion picture brought to you by the creators of the acclaimed Capitol Hill series. Featuring sensational original soundtrack, fierce fashion, plenty of man-candy and vibrant performances, it's the queer pop-art fantasia you've been waiting for your whole life. Waxie Moon, a "burlesque performer for a new century" - NPR, searches for a perfect man between exuberant musical numbers and the unspeakable ordeals of motherhood. Addicted to romance and dressed to kill, Waxie is always ready to fall in love. In the wildly shifting world where genders and genres are fluid, Waxie's adventures include a trip to the underworld, a forbidden love affair in the 1950's, and even online dating!
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
Story
Is inner beauty more important than shopping? Can homosexuals read? Does prostitution solve everything? And who is she wearing? Discover the answers to these and other existential questions in Fallen Jewel - a new motion picture brought to you by the creators of the acclaimed Capitol Hill series. Featuring sensational original soundtrack, fierce fashion, plenty of man-candy and vibrant performances, it's the queer pop-art fantasia you've been waiting for your whole life. Waxie Moon, a "burlesque performer for a new century" - NPR, searches for a perfect man between exuberant musical numbers and the unspeakable ordeals of motherhood. Addicted to romance and dressed to kill, Waxie is always ready to fall in love. In the wildly shifting world where genders and genres are fluid, Waxie's adventures include a trip to the underworld, a forbidden love affair in the 1950's, and even online dating!
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
Writer
Is inner beauty more important than shopping? Can homosexuals read? Does prostitution solve everything? And who is she wearing? Discover the answers to these and other existential questions in Fallen Jewel - a new motion picture brought to you by the creators of the acclaimed Capitol Hill series. Featuring sensational original soundtrack, fierce fashion, plenty of man-candy and vibrant performances, it's the queer pop-art fantasia you've been waiting for your whole life. Waxie Moon, a "burlesque performer for a new century" - NPR, searches for a perfect man between exuberant musical numbers and the unspeakable ordeals of motherhood. Addicted to romance and dressed to kill, Waxie is always ready to fall in love. In the wildly shifting world where genders and genres are fluid, Waxie's adventures include a trip to the underworld, a forbidden love affair in the 1950's, and even online dating!
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
Director
Is inner beauty more important than shopping? Can homosexuals read? Does prostitution solve everything? And who is she wearing? Discover the answers to these and other existential questions in Fallen Jewel - a new motion picture brought to you by the creators of the acclaimed Capitol Hill series. Featuring sensational original soundtrack, fierce fashion, plenty of man-candy and vibrant performances, it's the queer pop-art fantasia you've been waiting for your whole life. Waxie Moon, a "burlesque performer for a new century" - NPR, searches for a perfect man between exuberant musical numbers and the unspeakable ordeals of motherhood. Addicted to romance and dressed to kill, Waxie is always ready to fall in love. In the wildly shifting world where genders and genres are fluid, Waxie's adventures include a trip to the underworld, a forbidden love affair in the 1950's, and even online dating!
Zolushka
Editor
A very queer retelling of Cinderella.
Zolushka
Producer
A very queer retelling of Cinderella.
Zolushka
Screenplay
A very queer retelling of Cinderella.
Zolushka
Director
A very queer retelling of Cinderella.
Peter and the Wolf
Writer
A sexy new retelling of the classic fairy tale juxtaposed with Sergei Prokofiev's original score.
Peter and the Wolf
Editor
A sexy new retelling of the classic fairy tale juxtaposed with Sergei Prokofiev's original score.
Peter and the Wolf
Producer
A sexy new retelling of the classic fairy tale juxtaposed with Sergei Prokofiev's original score.
Peter and the Wolf
Director
A sexy new retelling of the classic fairy tale juxtaposed with Sergei Prokofiev's original score.
Waxie Moon
Director
What happens when a classically-trained dancer/actor decides to pursue the lowbrow art of stripping? Waxie Moon a boylesque sensation takes the world of neo-burlesque by storm in this hilarious and thought-provoking portrait of one artist's unlikely journey. Featuring footage of Waxie's fearless live performances, as well as interviews with a colorful assortment of international burlesque stars, theater artists and fans, the documentary explores the ways striptease is used by Waxie Moon to both entertain his audience and challenge their notions of gender, sexuality and performance art.
The Windy City Incident
This is the spiritual journey of Channel Puget. Channel, haunted by ghosts, is ordered by dreams to go to Chicago where his own past and history collide... in a drag bar! Despite pressure form Randy, his boyfriend of two whole months, Channel follows his dreams to the Windy City where he wastes no time in whoring himself out for living accommodations. Once there, the mystery begins to unravel. Channel isn't just a conduit: he is a vehicle for the agendas of vindictive homosexual apparitions! Will channel be able to make it safely back to Olympia? Or will he be possessed forever, permanently becoming the dreaded ghost of Ant Anus?
In the Water
Producer
While hooking up at a party, two high schoolers unearth a dark secret leading to an unexpected catharsis.