Flag, Fan and Floguing dancing community, capturing the passing down of a thirty year old Greenwich Village disco dance tradition.

John: Since your film, "How Do I Look?", have you become more popular? Or should we say, famous since its release?

Wolfgang: "How Do I Look?" really opened a lot of doors for me. Because of it, I was introduced to Michael O'Hare, a songwriter and he's the one who introduced me to Me'lisa Morgan, he does a lot of stuff in the background. He's a multi Grammy songwriter.

He worked on the song for Octavia St. Laurent, the underground song that she co-wrote. Melba Moore was suppose to be in "How Do I Look?", but there was some drama so Ms. Moore declined. There was a problem with a designer; I didn't have anything to do with that. However, I approached, Ron Richardson, Melba's manager, and asked if there was a possibility of Melba appearing in "Flow Affair".

Then I got an e-mail from Ron stating that Melba would love to perform also, at the fundraiser. (With no cash flow or financing) I couldn't afford to pay celebrities/stars to perform; we don't have that kind of money.

 It's the results of "How Do I Look?", that other opportunities have become available. It's been noticed that my focus is to put back into the community. It's easier to get exposure when you have financial backing, but I do this without any money.

(It's a labor of love for Wolfgang, he has been accepted within the gay Black and Latino community because of his unconditional love, devotion, vision, his selflessness and he doesn't play politics. Wolfgang is grateful that performers like Melba Moore and Me'lisa Morgan have volunteered their time to be a part of this fundraiser, they can command thousands of dollars per performance but due to his reputation, the divas have offered their time without pay.

Wolfgang feels that this is a blessing. Wolfgang added, "Melba has been extremely great and supportive to the gay community through different fundraisers past and present."

He feels that with the record industry changing, many recording artist who are not associated with a record label and may not have financial backing, by lending themselves to fundraisers and other charitable events, they will benefit by the exposure and getting their product out to the community as well. )

George brought some flags. (Flagging and Voguing equals Floguing)
During the summer of 2006, Wolfgang introduced this idea to both communities and invited the mother of Khan, Luna Ortiz and several of his house members to meet George Jagatic from the Axis Danz Flagging Company.

John: Did you hold auditions for this film?

Wolfgang: No, auditions, none of that. I created the name, "Floguing", however, Aaron Enigma of Chicago is the Granddaddy of it. Aaron has been doing this since the 1980's. He was "floguing", before it had a name. I brought the two communities together (flagging and voguing).

Once again, it's the black gay community that created this, not the white kids, I want to have this recorded properly; I want them to get credit for this new art form. People can be very shady. (As when Madonna brought "voguing" to the mainstream, this art form was originated by the gay black underground community.)

John: In the film you do have Black, Latino and white kid's floguing, right?

Wolfgang: In the film, Latino and Black kids.

John: With "Floguing" are there competitions in different categories or is it a huge dance production?

Wolfgang: Floguing has been received, introduced and yes.

John: I know that the premiere is in NYC. Where there be other premieres around the country for this feature film?

Wolfgang: We have sent out request to different film festivals and are still waiting to hear from them.

John: What type of music was used in this film? Was it house, club and classics?

Wolfgang: Melba and Me'lisa are like 80's, R&B, club, house music. The other music is white club music.

John: With the success of "How Do I Look?" do you feel pressured?

Wolfgang: No, there's no pressure. (He didn't do it for the financial gain) When you document the community, you don't feel pressure. I don't do it for Hollywood; I do it for our community. (What the film didn't make it dollars, in the community it was overwhelming, appreciated and embraced.) I received like 500 responses. Now I have someone out there shopping it. Perhaps we will receive an offer to have it seen on cable, television or something.

Wolfgang feels that he hasn't been able to get the exposure and the financial backing due to his German background. Many avenues in the industry are controlled by Jewish individuals who may have a discord towards him because of the history between the two groups, German and Jews.

Wolfgang has been accepted in the gay Black and Latino communities, who have become family; it feels like home for him. He feels that if he were a nice Jewish boy, he would probably be in Hollywood making movies by now.

Wolfgang: I think it will, because it's not a gender film. It's like after the release of "How Do I Look?" we had white women who wanted to come to the "Balls". The husbands were wondering, "What's going on?" (Laughing) It's an art form, it has fashion, music, when it comes to sexuality is a mute point.

John: What type of success are you looking for?

Wolfgang: My success is to make it into the history books. I want to set the record straight, the white man has always stolen from the black man, his creativity; I want documentation, to give credit where credit is due. I want to have our work available for the younger generation, so they will know the difference between "Paris Is Burning" and "How Do I Look?"

(Wolfgang feels that "Paris Is Burning" gave the impression that the lifestyle consisted of prostitutes, hustlers, thief's and drug addicts, which is far from the truth. After the release of "How Do I Look?", he's receive awards and acknowledgement within the community, showing their appreciation for his efforts in bringing the truth to light. )

John: With the success of "Voguing", as Madonna made it mainstream, do you believe that "Floguing" could have the same kind of success?

John: And lastly, directors have been known to become legendary, like Hitchcock among others, what would you like your legacy to be?

Wolfgang: I want to be the gay Michael Moore. (laughs) I've been compared to him. Someone said to me, "Wolfgang, you are becoming the gay Michael Moore". Michael is an activist in the political arena whereas I'm an activist on the artistic side. The money I made from "How Do I Look?", I was able to invest in "Flow Affair", then I will take the money made from "Flow Affair" and invest into the next documentary. We will continue to invest in our community with education. In the event, of my passing, the monies will be poured back into our community for education and empowerment. I've tried to get funding and we know why that hasn't happened….. but we have to take matters into our own hands, we have to create our own economy, our own infrastructure.