Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue vs The Big Johnson

The Big Johnson is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 47m. Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue posterBeyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue2024 VS The Big Johnson posterThe Big Johnson2025
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit IssueThe Big Johnson
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 0.0/10
Year20242025
Length1h 47m1h 35m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–United States of America
DirectorJill CampbellLola Rock'N'Rolla
Main castTyra Banks, Elle Macpherson, Paulina Porizkova, Cheryl Tiegs, Christie BrinkleyHeather Litteer, Miss Guy, Lady Bunny, Taylor Mac, Mario Diaz

Synopsis

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue

In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling sports magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The documentary chronicles Jule's 32-year reign, where she championed intelligence and empowered supermodels like Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley, and Elle Macpherson. Weaving together her journey with feminism's evolution, the film explores the changing gaze on beauty, from objectification to…

The Big Johnson

Dean Johnson, drag queen, rock star, LGBTQI activist, junkie, genius, escort then John Doe. How does someone so famous in New York die as an unknown in DC? This documentary explores the incredible highs and the crushing lows of Dean Johnson’s life and untimely death. Was it murder? Was it an accident? We may never know, but what is certain is that Dean and “the Big Johnson” changed New York City and all who knew him forever.

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