For seven years Director Kirsten D’Andrea Hollander and crew followed Trixie and Monkey from their base in Baltimore to hone their skills at a New England circus school, to burlesque competitions in Las Vegas, to cities all over the US and England, and finally to a new home in New York City. The film delivers a provocative look at the sacrifices made for one’s passion, the meaning of success and the strength that comes from partnership.

Us, Naked was one of 10 documentaries selected by the IFP Documentary Lab in 2011— a highly immersive mentorship program in NYC supporting first-time feature directors; World Premiere at DOC NYC, an Academy Award qualifying film festival, IFC Center, November 2014; Awarded Best International Feature Length Documentary at the DOCfeed Film Festival 2015, Netherlands; Official Selection LA INDIE Film Festival 2015; Opening feature film for the 2015 TAKE TWO Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, NYC; Baltimore Premiere, Maryland Institute College of Art 2015; Official Selection San Francisco DocFest 2015; Awarded Best Feature Length Documentary at Coney Island Film Festival, New York 2015; Florida Premiere at the Tropic Cinema in Key West; BurlyCon Feature Screening, Seattle, Washington 2015; Special Mention, SnowDance Film Festival, Landsberg, Germany 2015.