A DEEPER LOVE

A DECADE IN THE MAKING.
A LIFE UNDER THE SPOTOLIGHT.

THE STORY OF MISS PEPPERMINT

A film by Oriel Pe’er

Filmed over nine years, A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint follows the groundbreaking perfomer and activist from New York nightlife to her history-making runs on RuPaul’s Drag Race and Broadway, exploring the personal and political realities of visibility in America.

Award plaque for the New York Centerpiece at the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025, featuring a laurel wreath design on a black background with white text.
Black and white laurel wreath with text indicating official selection for the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival for the film 'Frame49'.

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Black and white laurel wreath with text indicating official selection for the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival for the film 'Frame49'.
Award plaque for the New York Centerpiece at the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025, featuring a laurel wreath design on a black background with white text.
Three people taking a selfie at an event, with a backdrop that reads "The We is What" and "FrameLine." The person on the left is wearing a shiny purple outfit, the person in the middle is dressed in black, and the person on the right has curly gray hair and is wearing a sparkly black and gold dress with a pearl necklace.

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Official Selections & Awards

World Premiere
Frameline49, San Francisco

New York Centerpiece
AUDIENCE AWARD RUNNER-UP
NewFest

Audience Award Winner
Wicked Queer, Boston

Mardi Gras Film Festival
Sydney

SIFF DocFest
Seattle

Official Selection
IMAGE+NATION, Montréal

European Premiere
Désir… Désirs, FrancE

THE STORY

A Deeper Love follows nearly a decade in the life of Miss Peppermint, a Black trans artist and activist whose public coming out marked a turning point for trans representation on stage and screen. From New York City nightlife to history-making runs on RuPaul’s Drag Race and Broadway, the film traces her ascent while capturing the emotional stakes behind the spotlight.

Built from years of intimate access and unguarded footage, the documentary reveals Peppermint in full, navigating transition, survival, intimacy, and chosen family within a circle of trans sisters who shaped a cultural shift.

MEET Peppermint

Artist. Activist. Pioneer.

Miss Peppermint first gained national recognition as a finalist on RuPaul’s Drag Race, later becoming the first openly trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway in Head Over Heels. But her story extends far beyond milestones.

An artist and activist shaped by New York City nightlife, Peppermint has built her career in real time - navigating visibility, responsibility, and the pressure of being first. In A Deeper Love, we witness not only the performer on stage, but the woman forging a life within and beyond the spotlight.

PRESS

“Powerful, urgent, and deeply human.”

— Elliot Page, The Hollywood Reporter

“Funny, fierce, and utterly relatable.”

Bay Area ReporteR

“Filmmaker Oriel Pe’er captures her life in all its complexity, humor, and activism.”

48 HILLS

“A moving and deeply inspiring portrait.”

-— GO Magazine

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