DIRECTOR

Fenton Bailey

79 credits since 1993

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ABOUT FENTON

Fenton Bailey is a director and producer who co-founded the independent media powerhouse World of Wonder and co-created the global phenomenon Drag Race.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Known forDirecting

On Cineora22 of 79 titles

Known for

The titles people know Fenton from.

Movie

Party Monster

2003IMDb6.2

Movie

Inside Deep Throat

2005IMDb6.7

Movie

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking

2010IMDb7.5

Movie

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2000IMDb7.2

Movie

Party Monster: The Shockumentary

1998IMDb7.1

Movie

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

2016IMDb7.5

Movie

Every Brilliant Thing

2016IMDb8.4

Series

Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes

2021IMDb7.2

Movie

In Vogue: The Editor's Eye

2012IMDb7.2

Movie

Menendez: Blood Brothers

2017IMDb5.8

Movie

101 Rent Boys

2000IMDb6.4

Movie

Becoming Chaz

2011IMDb6.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 22
Average IMDb: 7.0
Highest rated: Every Brilliant ThingIMDb 8.4
Working since: 1993

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

79 credits

The 2020s

22 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

Not on Cineora

RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Rewind

2026

Executive Producer

Movie

Stop! That! Train!

2026IMDb5.8

Producer

Not on Cineora

Heals

2026

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Manhood

2026

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Murder in Glitterball City

2026

Director · Producer · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Dear Viv

2025

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

The Little Pageant That Could

2024

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Drag Me to the Movies

2024

Executive Producer · 8 episodes

The 2010s

20 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Not on Cineora

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

2019

Director

Movie

Liberty: Mother of Exiles

2019IMDb6.6

Director · Producer

Not on Cineora

Stonewall Outloud

2019

Director · Producer

Not on Cineora

Werq the World

2019

Executive Producer · 10 episodes

Movie

Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts

2019IMDb7.3

Executive Producer

Movie

RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular

2018IMDb4.9

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Follow Me

2018

Executive Producer · 8 episodes

Not on Cineora

When the Beat Drops

2018

Producer

The 2000s

23 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Not on Cineora

When I Knew

2009

Director

Not on Cineora

Reverend Death

2008

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Heidi Fleiss: The Would-be Madam of Crystal

2008

Director

Not on Cineora

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Miss Navajo

2007

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Ted Bundy: Natural Porn Killer

2006

Executive Producer

Not on Cineora

Tammy Faye Death Defying

2005

Executive Producer

Movie

Inside Deep Throat

2005IMDb6.7

Director · Screenplay · Producer

The 1990s

13 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Not on Cineora

Pornography: The Secret History Of Civilization

1999

Executive Producer · 6 episodes

Movie

Party Monster: The Shockumentary

1998IMDb7.1

Director

Shock Video 5: Turn-On TV '97

Not on Cineora

Shock Video 5: Turn-On TV '97

1997

Director

Shantay

Not on Cineora

Shantay

1997

Director

Not on Cineora

Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragicomedy): The Power of HIV Positive Thinking

1997

Director

Not on Cineora

The Real Ellen Story

1997

Director

Shock Video 4: Turn-On TV '96

Not on Cineora

Shock Video 4: Turn-On TV '96

1996

Director

Shock Video 3: Turn-On TV

Not on Cineora

Shock Video 3: Turn-On TV

1996

Director

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Fenton’s titles.

Randy BarbatoCreator · RuPaul's Drag Race, Party Monster and 27 more

RuPaulRuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and 19 more

Michelle VisageRuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and 7 more

Brooke Lynn HytesStop! That! Train!, Canada's Drag Race and 3 more

David Benjamin SteinbergComposer · Inside Deep Throat, Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking and 2 more

Latrice RoyaleStop! That! Train!, Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts and 1 more

Trixie Mattel