Into The Bloo: Review. By Joe Muldoon.

Lagoona Bloo: recording artist, drag queen, star. Behind her electric persona is David Brumfield, born into a religious immigrant household and subject to a deeply conservative upbringing. Initially intended by director Austin Nunes to be a behind-the-scenes look into the creation and artistry of a pop performance, Into The Bloo became a gorgeously-shot, candid chronicle of Lagoona’s journey towards stardom – warts and all.

Lagoona leaves no stone unturned in recounting her troubled childhood: “growing up was hard. I didn’t like growing up.” Realising from a young age that she was queer, Lagoona tells of having to repress her queerness whilst also hoping that her deeply religious parents would eventually come around.

Lagoona’s frankness in retelling stories of childhood trauma is startling; Nunes’ short is presented not dissimilarly to a ‘get ready with me storytime’ video with Lagoona doing her makeup ahead of a show, interspersed with home movie footage filmed by the Brumfield family.

Her tears fall but the camera continues rolling. In such a short span, we hear of the most painful memories from Lagoona’s childhood, and the bravery to allow such vulnerability is admirable. But at the beating heart of Into The Bloo’s message is not sorrow and hurt, but hope.

As Lagoona reflects upon her mother’s refusal to accept her queerness, she recounts some of her mother’s final words before her death: “my dream, David, is that you go and you make all of your dreams come true. You have to now.” And Lagoona Bloo is the triumph of one little boy’s dream.

By Joe Muldoon

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