Paris Is Burning
78 min
1990
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Paris Is Burning
Paris Is Burning
78 min
1990
8.7
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
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Genre
Released
13 Mar, 1990
new york city
transvestism
aids
homophobia
drag queen
male homosexuality
transsexual
subculture
shoplifting
lgbt
drag
woman director
harlem, new york city
black lgbt
1980s
voguing
ball culture
