June 19 - June 25, 2026 Melo-drama Queens: MADDIE’S SECRET Inspirations Series | POLYESTER, SOMEONE’S WATCHING ME!, MADDIE’S SECRET, MARNIE
ABOUT THE SERIES: The American Cinematheque is delighted to welcome filmmaker, writer, actor and hysterical comedian John Early in-person for a special advance screening of his debut feature MADDIE’S SECRET followed by a lineup of films that inspired the characters, themes and shots of this dark comedy in drag. The series kicks off with POLYESTER and the antics of Divine as Francine Fishpaw, followed by John Carpenter’s made-for-TV thriller SOMEONE’S WATCHING ME! and the Hitchcock classic MARNIE, in which, much like in MADDIE’S SECRET, a bombshell blonde finds herself caught in a hypnotic psychosexual dilemma.