Being BeBe
Documentary
★ 9.0/1020211h 34m
Director: Emily Branham
The intimate journey and unpublished backstory of BeBe Zahara Benet – a charismatic drag performer originally from Cameroon, and the very first winner of the culture-changing phenomenon, RuPaul’s Drag Race. With over a decade of unprecedented access, we observe BeBe’s struggles with celebrity, authenticity, success, and failure.
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
English
Released
Jun 25, 2021
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
English
Released
Jun 25, 2021
Cast
BeBe Zahara Benet
self
RuPaul
self
Dimitra Ngwa
Dimitra Ngwa
self - BeBe's youngest sister
Bernice Ngwa
Bernice Ngwa
self - BeBe's eldest sister
Nina Diangelo
Nina Diangelo
self - show director, Gay 90's
Vanjelis Ngwa
Vanjelis Ngwa
self - BeBe's brother
Elizabeth Ngwa
Elizabeth Ngwa
self - BeBe's mother
Dr. Collins Ngwa
Dr. Collins Ngwa
self - BeBe's father
Tommie Ross
Tommie Ross
self - Pageant Legend, Miss Gay US of A
Trailers & Clips
More Like This
6.8Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
2019 · Movie
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
6.8·2019
8.0Paris Is Burning
1991 · Movie
Paris Is Burning
8.0·1991
6.7Tongues Untied
1990 · Movie
Tongues Untied
6.7·1990
7.0Welcome to Chechnya
2020 · Movie
Welcome to Chechnya
7.0·2020
7.1The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017 · Movie
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
7.1·2017
7.8Disclosure
2020 · Movie
Disclosure
7.8·2020
7.5The Red Pill
2016 · Movie
The Red Pill
7.5·2016
6.1Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
2022 · Movie
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
6.1·2022
7.4McQueen
2018 · Movie
McQueen
7.4·2018
7.0Western Stars
2019 · Movie
Western Stars
7.0·2019
7.5David Byrne's American Utopia
2020 · Movie
David Byrne's American Utopia
7.5·2020
8.0HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019 · Movie
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
8.0·2019
7.2Skywalkers: A Love Story
2024 · Movie
Skywalkers: A Love Story
7.2·2024
7.9Tupac: Resurrection
2003 · Movie
Tupac: Resurrection
7.9·2003
6.2Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991 · Movie
Madonna: Truth or Dare
6.2·1991
7.3The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019 · Movie
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
7.3·2019
6.5Strip Down, Rise Up
2021 · Movie
Strip Down, Rise Up
6.5·2021
7.8OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
2022 · Movie
OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
7.8·2022
8.4Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · Movie
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
8.4·2026
8.0My Mom Jayne
2025 · Movie
My Mom Jayne
8.0·2025