Wes Hurley (Director)

Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel

Is inner beauty more important than shopping? Can homosexuals read? Does prostitution solve everything? And who is she wearing? Discover the answers to these and other existential questions in Fallen Jewel - a new motion picture brought to you by the creators of the acclaimed Capitol Hill series. Featuring sensational original soundtrack, fierce fashion, plenty of man-candy and vibrant performances, it's the queer pop-art fantasia you've been waiting for your whole life. Waxie Moon, a "burlesque performer for a new century" - NPR, searches for a perfect man between exuberant musical numbers and the unspeakable ordeals of motherhood. Addicted to romance and dressed to kill, Waxie is always ready to fall in love. In the wildly shifting world where genders and genres are fluid, Waxie's adventures include a trip to the underworld, a forbidden love affair in the 1950's, and even online dating!

Release Date2015-03-31

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Charactersd Harlequin

Vote Count5

Little Potato

Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression in his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.

Release Date2017-03-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Self

Vote Count3

Zolushka

A very queer retelling of Cinderella.

Release Date2014-07-12

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count3

In the Water

While hooking up at a party, two high schoolers unearth a dark secret leading to an unexpected catharsis.

Release Date2022-04-14

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill is a comedy-horror soap opera web series, which premiered on The Huffington Post website in 2014. The series was created, written, directed and produced by Wes Hurley. The show is named after Seattle's historic Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Release Date2014-03-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count34

Vote Count3

Waxie Moon

What happens when a classically-trained dancer/actor decides to pursue the lowbrow art of stripping? Waxie Moon a boylesque sensation takes the world of neo-burlesque by storm in this hilarious and thought-provoking portrait of one artist's unlikely journey. Featuring footage of Waxie's fearless live performances, as well as interviews with a colorful assortment of international burlesque stars, theater artists and fans, the documentary explores the ways striptease is used by Waxie Moon to both entertain his audience and challenge their notions of gender, sexuality and performance art.

Release Date2009-09-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

Rusalka

This is a short film by Wes Hurley that is included on the blu-ray release of "Potato Dreams in America"

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Rusalka

Burlesque icons Luminous Pariah and Chris Harder star in this Tom of Finland inspired queer retelling of The Little Mermaid. A curious merman's life is forever changed after he saves a sailor from drowning in this sexy homage to Hans Christian Andersen, vintage homoerotica and the golden era of silent film. Part of an anthology series by Wes Hurley that includes Zolushka and Peter and the Wolf.

Release Date2017-06-17

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count3

Potato Dreams of America

A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.

Release Date2021-11-11

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count23

New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing

In a world where men hide their true love and feelings, where a mother turns a blind eye to her son's identity, and where religion dictates that a man may only lie with a woman — is everything we see truly what it seems to be? The latest release from New Queer Visions takes a look at representations of boys and men, how desires are hidden from those around them, and how self-belief conquers doubt. The short films are: Adult (2017); Hello, Stranger [Dag vreemde man] (2016); Little Potato (2017); Juan Gabriel is Dead [Se murió Juan Gabriel] (2018); The Guest [Le convive] (2017); Contestant #4 (2016).

Release Date2020-04-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4

Shelly's Leg

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.

Release Date2025-06-24

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1

Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story

This 2024 GLAAD Media Award ​winning film explores Ric ​Weiland’s journey as both a ​trailblazer in the tech world and a ​quiet, yet transformative ​philanthropist. His founding of Microsoft with Bill Gates & Paul Allen, ​generosity, and determination ​continue to inspire a new ​generation of activists. This ​documentary is a tribute to his ​life’s mission to make the world a ​more inclusive and truly better ​place for everyone.

Release Date2023-05-16

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count1

Peter and the Wolf

A sexy new retelling of the classic fairy tale juxtaposed with Sergei Prokofiev's original score.

Release Date2013-05-25

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count3

The Windy City Incident

This is the spiritual journey of Channel Puget. Channel, haunted by ghosts, is ordered by dreams to go to Chicago where his own past and history collide... in a drag bar! Despite pressure form Randy, his boyfriend of two whole months, Channel follows his dreams to the Windy City where he wastes no time in whoring himself out for living accommodations. Once there, the mystery begins to unravel. Channel isn't just a conduit: he is a vehicle for the agendas of vindictive homosexual apparitions! Will channel be able to make it safely back to Olympia? Or will he be possessed forever, permanently becoming the dreaded ghost of Ant Anus?

Release Date2005-05-22

Vote Count2