Bibliograph

Paris is burning, director, Jennie Livingston

Type

Label

Paris is burning, director, Jennie Livingston

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: R; for language and sexuality

Main title

Paris is burning

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

1134401083

Responsibility statement

director, Jennie Livingston

Runtime

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

Technique

live action

Classification