Release Date
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Original Release
March 13, 1991
1h 18m
Paris Is Burning (1991)
⭐ 8.078 min
Overview
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, PARIS IS BURNING 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.
Director
Jennie Livingston
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.9
Cast
Pepper LaBeija
Self
⭐1.0
Octavia St. Laurent
Self
⭐1.2
Venus Xtravaganza
Self
⭐0.7
Dorian Corey
Self
⭐0.6
Willi Ninja
Self
⭐3.2
Paris Dupree
Self
⭐0.4
Freddie Pendavis
Self
⭐0.5
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Sol Williams Pendavis
Self
⭐0.7
Junior LaBeija
Self
⭐0.6
Angie Xtravaganza
Self
⭐0.3
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Off White Productions
