Image from the motion picture Paris is Burning Image from the motion picture Paris is Burning

Roxy Reelness: Paris is Burning

Documentary | 1990 | 71MIN

9:00PM 7:00PM 7:30PM
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Director

Jennie Livingston

Cast

Dorian Corey
Pepper LaBeija
Willi Ninja

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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 and transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women—including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza—Paris Is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.

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