Watch Paris Is Burning (1991) : Summary Movies 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. | ||
| Release Date | : | Mar 13, 1991 |
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| Genres | : | Documentary |
| Production Company | : | Off White Productions |
| Production Countries | : | United States of America |
| Casts | : | Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, Venus Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Willi Ninja, Paris Dupree, Freddie Pendavis, Sol Williams Pendavis, Junior LaBeija, Angie Xtravaganza, Carmen Xtravaganza |
| Plot Keywords | : | 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 |
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