When the BFI rolled out the red carpet for the world premiere of Hunky Jesus on 25th March 2026, Manchester sent its finest. Sister BangBang, Senior Sister of the Manchester House of Perpetual Indulgence, joined Sisters from across the globe and acclaimed director Jennifer Kroot for the opening night of BFI Flare, one of the world's most prestigious LGBTQ+ film festivals. Hunky Jesus was chosen to open the festival, and if the evening was anything to go by, it was an inspired choice. Sister Roma, one of the most famous of the San Franciscan Sisters, was the star of the film, who compered the Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary competitions. "It was an absolute honour to spread my love down in the capital, with so many celebrities desperate for my autograph," said Sister BangBang, with characteristic modesty. Hunky Jesus is a rich, feature-length documentary charting the remarkable history of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the global order of LGBTQ+ activists, drag nuns and community champions founded in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979. The film captures both the movement's decades of charitable work and human rights advocacy, and the joyful spectacle of San Francisco's annual Easter festival, home to the legendary Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary competitions. "The film shows the hard work that the Sisters do throughout the world," said Sister BangBang, "as well as giving an insight into how we started and how we've changed over the years." Now Sister BangBang has her habit set...