"But there's a Saturday night screening that really slapped our polka face. You may recall back in early 2023 when an SF-based burlesque group was running a Kickstarter to make a documentary about their Weird Al' Yankovic-themed burlesque troupe. Welp, they actually raised their $115,000 and made the damned thing, and now the documentary will have its West Coast premiere Saturday night at The Roxie at 8:30 pm."
"Our biggest hurdle was music licensing, producer Jeff Nucera (producer of MTV's and Showtime's ) tells SFist. Weird Al and his team were extremely supportive, but Al doesn't fully control his parodies. So we had to reach out to the original writers of those songs to get permission to use them. But now, we are thrilled beyond belief to be able to hold our West Coast Premiere in San Francisco at the 28th San Francisco Independent Film Festival, he adds."
San Francisco's Indiefest 2026 runs February 5–12 with multiple screenings and video-on-demand availability for those who miss showtimes. The West Coast premiere of a Weird Al–themed burlesque documentary will screen Saturday night at The Roxie at 8:30 p.m. The Tight & Nerdy troupe raised $115,000 via Kickstarter to produce the film. Music licensing required permission from original songwriters despite support from Weird Al. Tight & Nerdy began at the Hubba Hubba Revue in the Bay Area and the first documentary shoot took place in San Francisco in 2016. Live onstage numbers by Odessa Lil, Pickles Kintaro, Mistress Marla Spanx, and Pearl E. Gates will precede a post-screening Q&A.
Read at sfist.com
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