Stardusk

In 1968 New York, beautiful, graceful transgender actress Candy Darling's sights are set on Hollywood stardom. She intrigues Andy Warhol, who turns her into the darling of the avant-garde. But the mercurial artist's interests shift to her friends: the outrageous, acerbic transgender Holly Woodlawn and the unapologetically iconoclastic gender-fluid Jackie Curtis. She watches helplessly as Andy promotes them in her place, confronts Andy, and exiles herself from the Factory. She comes under the patronage of wealthy garment heir Richard Turley and turns to her loving mother and would-be suitor, art collector Philippe, for emotional support. Warhol returns to Candy, desperate for her to star in WOMEN IN REVOLT. But her Hollywood debut is met with professional ridicule and backlash from the rising feminist movement, prompting Warhol to abandon her again to pursue his own mainstream ambitions. Her attempts to rebuild her New York career are cut short by a leukemia diagnosis. In her final days, she mends fractured friendships, though Warhol remains too cowardly to visit despite her hospice pleas. She passes away in the embrace of her chosen family. At her self-planned memorial, her mother ensures she is eulogized as Candy despite her distant father's request otherwise. In a final letter, she forgives Warhol and reflects on fame's ephemeral nature.