Paris Is Burning (movie)
- User score: 8
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Jennie Livingston
- Production companies: Off White Productions
- Genre: Documentary
- Budget: $500,000
- Revenue: $3,800,000
- Release date: 3/13/1991
- Run time: 78 min.
Movie description
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.
