Yony Leyser was born in DeKalb, Illinois in 1985 to an Israeli-Iranian mother and a German Jewish father.
The film features archival footage, some of which was previously unreleased, as well as interviews with Burrough's friends and colleagues.
Rooted in the director's actual experiences, the film follows an American writer of Palestinian and Israeli descent and a Russian escort as they navigate the Berlin's underground queer scene.
It debuted at Sheffield DocFest[11] and was acquired by French network Arte[12] and by Germany's ZDF.
The docuseries directed by Leyser follows three German drag queens as they embark on road trip from New Orleans to Los Angeles.