Brontez Purnell

Born: None

Brontez Purnell is an Oakland-based writer, musician, dancer, and director. He is the author of several books, including Since I Laid My Burden Down (2017), and the zine Fag School; frontman for the punk band The Younger Lovers, and member of former band Gravy Train!!!!; and founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company.


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Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles

as uncredited
Released: 2020-07-29

A pandemic-era reunion special of Patrik-Ian Polk’s groundbreaking ’Noah’s Arc’ series.

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100 Boyfriends Mixtape (The Demo)

as uncredited
Released: 2016-02-10

Set in an urban fairytale, DeShawn (an unlikely anti-hero) is smack-dabbing in the middle of a...

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Unstoppable Feat: The Dances of Ed Mock

as Self
Released: 2018-06-23

An investigation of the life of experimental, gay, black SF based choreographer Ed Mock - and...

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100 Boyfriends Mixtape

as DeShawn
Released: 2015-09-01

Dancer, musician, artist, and publisher of the cult queer zine Fag School, Brontez Purnell makes...

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100 Boyfriends Mixtape #3: Fuck Boy Anthem / How I Spent My Summer Vacation

as uncredited
Released: 2023-03-15

100 Boyfriends Mixtape 3: Fuck Boy Anthem/How I Spent My Summer Vacation is a choreofilm/video...

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Together People

as uncredited
Released: 2012-07-15

Meet Gary, a disillusioned queen obsessed with status and “Quality of Life,” who’s living close...

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Gravy Train!!!! Stame the Batch!

as Junx
Released: 2004-08-24

Get to know Chunx, Funx, Hunx & Junx up close and personal on stage and behind the scenes in the...

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I Want Your Love

as Brontez
Released: 2012-07-12

After a decade of living in San Francisco, Jesse is forced to move back to his Midwestern roots...

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Pride

as Self
First aired: 2021-05-14

Six renowned LGBTQ+ directors explore heroic and heartbreaking stories that define America as a...

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