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About

Queen of the Capital follows Muffy Blake Stephyns, a drag performer with high aspirations. Muffy and her everyday persona, Daniel, navigate the drag and bureaucratic worlds of Washington, D.C., while following her dream to lead a colorful group of philanthropic drag performers. Using skills from a former life as a campaign consultant, she runs for “empress” of the Imperial Court of Washington, D.C.

Production Team

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: JOSH DAVIDSBURG

Josh Davidsburg is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. When he doesn’t have a camera in his hand, he’s teaching full-time as a lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park, Philip Merrill College of Journalism. After working for more than a decade as a television news reporter, he decided to expand into long-form, documentary storytelling. He’s produced documentary shorts, seen at film festivals across the country and is currently working on a feature-length film.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ALEX GLASS

Alexander Glass’s goal is to capture raw emotion on camera and use it to captivating stories. After earning a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College, he has gone on produce award-winning work with Early Light Media. When away from the camera and edit bay, Alex can be found sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.

CO-PRODUCER/CINEMATOGRAPHER: ALANNA DELFINO

Alanna Delfino is an award-winning photojournalist for WBFF in Baltimore, Maryland. She’s earned her bachelor’s degree from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, then went on work professionally as an editor and photojournalist in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metro area. She has since returned to the University of Maryland, College Park as an adjunct professor.

CO-PRODUCER/CINEMATOGRAPHER: BRANDI VINCENT

After graduating with a master’s degree from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, Brandi went on to help produce millennial-facing news content for Snapchat and create broadcast and digital media at NBC News. Today, she reports on technology, security, and federal innovation as a staff correspondent at Atlantic Media’s Nextgov. Brandi grew up on the bayous of south Louisiana and now resides in Washington D.C.