THIN EDGE FILMS ANNOUNCES THE OCTOBER 13, 2025 NEWFEST PREMIERE OF The Misadventures of Bucky & Beene
- Leo Garza López
- Sep 17
- 3 min read
Starring: Peppermint, Jonny Beauchamp, Anni Krueger and Jon Orsini
Featuring: James McMenamin, Davram Stiefler, Eddie Carroll, Vanessa Born and Tim Gunn
Advance screening link available upon request
Two campy pirate radio DJs, former Miss Gay USA Pepper Buckthorne and her sassy sidekick Jelly Beene, threaten the locals in upstate New York with their WRU-GAY in the morning radio show and befriend Sharon, their free spirited neighbor in the process.
WHAT: NYC’s cast-attended premiere for Thin Edge Films latest project: The Misadventures of Bucky & Beene. It will be screened as a part of the Episodic Showcase at NewFest, New York’s largest presenter of LGBTQ+ film & media, preceded by a red carpet. There will be limited opportunities for media 1-on-1’s pending request and availability.
WHO: Writer and director Lisa M. Thomas (Thirsty, Off the Air) and producers Rob York (The Quiet, Skin) and Parker Cowden (Teenage Euthanasia, Headspace Guide to Meditation) bring the story to life with Peppermint (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Survival of the Thickest), Jonny Beauchamp (Stonewall, Penny Dreadful), Anni Krueger (The Green Veil, Inside Amy Schumer) and Jon Orsini (Generation Um…, The Assistant) as the central cast.
Attending the premiere - Lisa M. Thomas, Jonny Beauchamp, Anni Krueger, Jon Orsini, and Eddie Carroll
WHERE: THE SVA THEATRE: 333 W 23 St, New York, NY 10011
WHEN: October 13, 2025 @ 6 PM
HOW: TICKETS - https://newfest.org/events/episodicshowcase/
PHOTOS AND PRESS RESOURCES FOR LISTINGS AND PREVIEWS: https://www.sharkpartymedia.com/thinedgefilms
PR INQUIRIES // INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All media requests to Leo Garza López: leo@sharkpartymedia.com
MORE ABOUT THE MISADVENTURES OF BUCKY & BEENE:
The Misadventures of Bucky & Beene follows a day in the life of two pirate-radio DJs: Pepper Buckthorne (Peppermint) who was formerly Miss Gay USA and her sassy sidekick Jelly Beene (Jonny Beauchamp). From an airstream in upstate New York, the campy duo (known as Bucky and Beene) host their WRU-GAY in the morning radio show, infuriating the good ol’ boys who are spurred to hunt them down. Despite the campiness and humor of the show, some real tensions play out among our outspoken radio hosts and the small-minded townsfolk who despise their “gay agenda.” When Sharon (Anni Krueger), the DJs’ free-spirted neighbor, realizes Bucky and Beene are in trouble, she rushes to their aid and the three unlikely characters suddenly end up in peril.
MAIN CAST & CREW
Writer/Director: Lisa M. Thomas
Producers: Rob York, Lisa M. Thomas and Parker Cowden
Starring: Peppermint, Jonny Beauchamp, Anni Krueger, Jon Orsini, Tim Gunn, James McMenamin, Davram Stiefler, Eddie Carroll and Vanessa Born
Production Company: Thin Edge Films
ABOUT LISA M. THOMAS:
Lisa M. Thomas has been producing in film and television since moving to NYC. Some of her more notable credits include: Teenage Euthanasia, The Shivering Truth, Zoolander Supermodel, Wonder Showzen and the post-queer musical feature, Thirsty. In 2019, she was one of ten students accepted into Stony Brook University's masters in film program led by Christine Vachon of Killer Films. Lisa received her MFA in Directing in the spring of 2023. She is the writer/director of Change of Scenery, Cold Spring Hotel and Candy Store and penned the feature script, Witness Against Our Vanishing about the tumultuous life of artist/activist Margo Pelletier and her complicated relationship with renowned photographer, Nan Goldin. She is the president and co-founder of Thin Edge Films and has worked for Adult Swim, PBS, NBC, Paramount Pictures and Augenblick Studios. Lisa is the creator of Misadventures of Bucky & Beene.
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ABOUT THIN EDGE FILMS:
Thin Edge Films was formed in 2000 by Margo Pelletier and Lisa M. Thomas to make films that speak thematically to social injustice and celebrate underexplored subject matter.
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