Paris Is Burning
MovieTitle | Paris Is Burning |
User score | 8 |
Release date | Mar 13, 1991 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Jennie Livingston |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Off White Productions |
Budget | $500,000 |
Revenue | $3,800,000 |
Run time | 78 min. |
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.