Watch Paris Is Burning
Type: Movie Category: DocumentaryYear: 1991Details
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.
- Documentary
- English
Cast & Crew
- Pepper LaBeija , Octavia St. Laurent , Venus Xtravaganza , Dorian Corey , Willi Ninja , Paris Dupree , Freddie Pendavis , Sol Williams Pendavis
- Jennie Livingston
- Nigel Finch, Madison Davis Lacy