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Paris is burning [videorecording] / by Livingston, Jennie,film director,film producer.; Corey, Dorian,1937-1993.; LaBeija, Pepper,1950-2003.; Ninja, Willi.; Xtravaganza, Venus,1965-1988.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)348269; Off White Productions, Inc.,production company.;
Disc one. Paris is burning; [Special features] -- Disc two. [Special features].Cinematographer, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim ; co-producer, Barry Swimar ; executive producers, Nigel Finch, Madison Davis Lacy.Featuring Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia Saint Laurent, Willi Ninja, Kim Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Andre Christian, Paris Dupree.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.MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality.Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).DVD, NTSC; region 1, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Dolby monaural audio.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Drag balls; Cross-dressers; African American gay men; Hispanic American gay men; Transgender women; Gay culture; Voguing (Dance);
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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