Paris Is Burning
|Paris Is Burning
Status: Released
Runtime: 78
Release Date: 13/03/1991
Origin Language: en
Origin Country: US
Languages: English
Production: Off White Productions
Countries: United States of America
Budget: 500000
Revenue: 3800000 (3300000)
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.
