Wes Hurley
Director
Shelly's Leg (2025)
In 1970, an eccentric young stripper named Shelly Baumann loses her leg in a freak parade canon accident, then uses her settlement money to open 'Shelly's Leg' disco - one of the nation's first and most consequential openly gay spaces.
Genres: Documentary, Short
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.homosexual, imdb.disability, imdb.gay, imdb.1970s, imdb.canon, imdb.lesbian + 18 more, imdb.seattle, imdb.fire, imdb.female-protagonist, imdb.disco, imdb.amputated-leg, imdb.wheelchair, imdb.parade, imdb.hippie, imdb.dance, imdb.drug-culture, imdb.female-lead, imdb.amputee, imdb.discotheque, imdb.homophobia, aspectratio.4-3, tmdb.factual, tmdb.intense, tmdb.lgbt
Country: United States
Languages:
English
Recommendations
Runtime: 16 min.
Released: June 24, 2025
Status: Released
Certification: NR