NOW AVAILABLE!
"STRIPPED" HAS OFFICIALLY MADE ITS ONLINE RELEASE
Forget everything you heard and enter the world that many know of but know very little about.
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STRIPPED is the personal, untold story of Phylicia Carty, also known as Mz Lady Ice, whose life took her in the direction of becoming one of the most revolutionary urban exotic dancers in the Toronto adult entertainment industry. The enticing documentary showcases the struggles and triumphs that come with being a female stripper in a contemporary world that is now gaining mainstream acceptance.
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A multi-award-winning short documentary, STRIPPED has received a total of 11 official selections, 5 nominations and 4 awards throughout its international film festival run.
​The documentary was pitched by its producers in the fall of 2017 and was greenlit for production in October of that year.
STRIPPED made its North American film festival debut at the 2018 Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards in Los Angeles, California, winning the awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography.
It later made its Canadian debut at the TIFF Bell Lightbox for the 2018 Inside Out Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario.
Did you know?
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The film's original title was "My Life, Your Entertainment". It later became the official tagline of the film with "Stripped" eventually being coined as the final title.
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Earlier cuts of the film suggested that it may be too graphic for a mainstream audience. The film was later recut to be more viewer-friendly.
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Mz Lady Ice is currently the only female headliner on America's Most Wanted (AMW), the all-male revue show featured in the film. This is a first for the show in its 20 years of running.
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Many of the dancers featured in the film have starred in various TV shows, including AMW's Heat who was on Vivica Fox's stripper show, "Black Magic", and AMW's Adonis who was on season 5 of MTV's "Are You The One".
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Director Jevon Boreland started shooting the documentary in April of 2017, before the film was greenlit and any crew was officially signed on.
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Mz Lady Ice's full interview ran for a total of 4 and half hours.
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All of the songs on the film's soundtrack are by local independent artists. The film's official theme song is titled "The Right Way" by Toronto artist Cali Snipes.
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Prior to filming, the majority of the crew members had not been to a strip club!
