After What Happened at the Library

After What Happened at the Library

2025 · 15 min · Drama

After a terrifying, real-life encounter, a drag queen grapples with overwhelming public attention, struggling to reclaim their identity and peace in the aftermath of the unsettling event.

Directed by Syra McCarthy · Written by Kyle Casey Chu

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