Paris is burning, director, Jennie Livingston
Type
Label
Paris is burning, director, Jennie Livingston
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: R; for language and sexuality
Main title
Paris is burning
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
1134401083
Responsibility statement
director, Jennie Livingston
Runtime
76
Summary
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 City₂s African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, it offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion ₁houses,₂ from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Subject
- Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs
- Documentary films
- African American gay men -- New York (State) -- New York
- Gay culture -- New York (State) -- New York
- Cross-dressers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs
- Voguing (Dance) -- New York (State) -- New York
- Drag balls -- New York (State) -- New York
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVDs
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
- Feature films
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- Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs
- Documentary films
- African American gay men -- New York (State) -- New York
- Gay culture -- New York (State) -- New York
- Cross-dressers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs
- Voguing (Dance) -- New York (State) -- New York
- Drag balls -- New York (State) -- New York
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVDs
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
- Feature films
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