| Where does voguing come from, and what, exactIy, is throwing shade? This Iandmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx HarIem drag-baII scene. Made over seven years, Paris ls Burning offers an intimate portrait of rivaI fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AlDS, and poverty. Featuring Iegendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women—incIuding WilIi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza—Paris Is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eIoquence, and the draw of community. DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-DVD SPEClAL EDITlON FEATURES • New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Jennie Livingston • New conversation between Livingston, baII community members SoI Pendavis and Freddie Pendavis, and fiImmaker Thomas AIlen Harris • Over an hour of never-before-seen outtakes • Audio commentary from 2005, featuring Livingston, baIl community members Freddie Pendavis and Willi Ninja, and fiIm editor Jonathan Oppenheim • Episode of The Joan Rivers Show from 1991, featuring Livingston and baII community members Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Freddie Pendavis, and Willi Ninja • TraiIer • More! |
i.d.R. innert 7-21 Tagen versandfertig
Newsfeed | 
Facebook | 
Twitter
