Paris is burning [dvd videorecording]

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Title:

Paris is burning [dvd videorecording]

Author:

Livingston, Jennie, film director.

ISBN:

9781681436982

Edition:

Criterion collection.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Title from sell sheet.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.

Special features: new conversation between Jennie Livingston, abll community members ; never-before-seen outtakes ; episodes of The Joan River show from 1991; trailer and more.

Abstract:

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.

Reading Level:

Rating: R; for language and sexuality.

Subject Term:

African American gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- DVDs.

Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs -- DVDs.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- DVDs.

Added Author:

Livingston, Jennie,

Corey, Dorian, 1937-1993,

LaBeija, Pepper, 1950-2003,

Ninja, Willi,