Paris Is Burning
78 min
1990
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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 โ including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
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13 Mar, 1990
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