A Wink and a Smile

An intoxicating mix of private thoughts and public behavior,  "A Wink and a Smile" exposes more than the human body by putting gender, power, sexuality and social identity under the glittery spotlight, as it follows the lives of ten "ordinary" women who do something extraordinary—learn the art of burlesque dancing and striptease. 

3/19 8:30 (Latchis)

A Wink and a Smile 2009
Deidre Allen Timmons

91 min   USA   DOC

Miss Indigo Blue as seen in A Wink and a Smile, a film by Deirdre Allen Timmons.
A First Run Features release.

Burlesque dancer as seen in A Wink and a Smile, a film by Deirdre Allen Timmons.
A First Run Features release.  Photo: Marcus R. Donner © 2007

Shanghai Pearl as seen in A Wink and a Smile, a film by Deirdre Allen Timmons.
A First Run Features release.  Photo: Marcus R. Donner © 2007