WINNER: DISCOVERY AWARD BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 

Queens And Cowboys follows five competing cowpokes during one season of the International Gay Rodeo Association.

From a descendant of Wyatt Earp to a glory hungry female bull rider, an incredibly diverse host of players come together looking for a place to call their own. For almost 30 years, the IGRA has been unabashed in its desire to give a voice to groups of people other parts of the world would rather silence. The inspiring resiliency of the community and the universality of their stories expose rodeo’s unexpected role in empowering the disenfranchised.