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Paris is burning

"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, it offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion 'hous...

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Other Authors: Livingston, Jennie (Film director, Film producer), Swimar, Barry (Film producer), Gibson, Paul (Cinematographer) (director of photography.), Oppenheim, Jonathan (Editor of moving image work), Corey, Dorian, 1937-1993 (Performer), LaBeija, Pepper, 1950-2003 (Performer), Xtravaganza, Venus, 1965-1988 (Performer), Saint Laurent, Octavia, 1964-2009 (Performer), Ninja, Willi (Performer), Pendavis, Kim (Performer), Pendavis, Freddie (Performer), Christian, Andre (Performer), Dupree, Paris (Performer)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Edition:Director-approved two-DVD special edition, Full screen.
Series:Criterion collection ; 1018.
Subjects:
Cross-dressers > New York (State) > New York > Social life and customs.
Drag queens > New York (State) > New York > Social life and customs.
Drag performance > New York (State) > New York.
Voguing (Dance) > New York (State) > New York.
Drag balls > New York (State) > New York.
African American gay men > New York (State) > New York > Social life and customs.
Hispanic American gay men > New York (State) > New York > Social life and customs.
Trans women > New York (State) > New York > Social life and customs.
Gay culture > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Transgender films.
Gay films.
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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 City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, it 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--Paris is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community"--Container.
Item Description:Title and credits from screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Program content: ©1990.
2K digital restoration supervised by director Jennie Livingston.
Special features: new 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Jennie Livingston, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; New conversation between Livingston, ball community members Sol Pendavis and Freddie Pendavis, and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris; over an hour of never-before-seen outtakes; audio commentary from 2005, featuring Livingston, ball community members Freddie Pendavis and Will Ninja, and film editor Jonathan Oppenheim; episode of The Joan Rivers Show from 1991, featuring Livingston and ball community members Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Freddie Pendavis, and Ninja; trailer; an essay by filmmaker Michelle Parkerson and a 1991 review by poet Essex Hemphill.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (78 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format:DVD; NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Audio, monaural.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality.
Production Credits:Director of photoraphy, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim ; co-producer, Barry Swimar ; executive producers, Nigel Finch, Davis Lacy.
ISBN:9781681436982
1681436981

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