Nimisha Mukerji, director of the documentary Tempest Stormīut how she described it to me was that something came over her when she was on stage and she became, she said, like another person. When she stepped out on that stage, she owned it, and I think she was her best self. Even in the film, she didn't seek out a documentary being made about her life. When I met her, that's what struck me as well, that she was so incredibly shy and she didn't seem to seek out the spotlight in that way.
How did she go from that to, I guess, being the queen of burlesque and clearly enjoying it tremendously?
She said in that she was very shy of taking off her clothes in front of people, coming from a small town. Storm during a reception at the Savoy Hotel in London on Dec. She was 100 per cent about spreading joy, having fun, and she loved being on stage. had the privilege of seeing her perform, knew it. I think she had found her purpose, and I think that everyone who met her or. What was it that made her the queen of burlesque? Mukerji spoke to As It Happens host Carol Off about Storm's incredible life and legacy. It's currently free for anyone to stream online. She directed a documentary about her called Tempest Storm, which premiered at the Hot Docs festival in 2016.
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Toronto filmmaker Nimisha Mukerji got to see both Storm's personal and professional sides. The globe-trotting, world famous striptease dancer - known as "the last queen of burlesque" - died at her Las Vegas home on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported. But when she walked onto the stage in front of a crowd of adoring fans, she was a force to be reckoned with, says her friend.