Paris Is Burning (Criterion Collection) (1990) on Blu-ray

Actor: n/a
Director: Jennie Livingston
Genre: Documentary
Year: 1990
Studio: Criterion Collection
Length: 76
Released: 2/25/2020
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-ray
Misc/Special Features: Blu-ray, Subtitled, New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Jennie Livingston, New conversation between Livingston, ball community members, and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris, Over an hour of never-before-seen outtakes, Audio commentary from 2005, Episode of The Joan Rivers Show from 1991And more!.
Language: English
Subtitles : Yes

DESCRIPTION:

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 Paris Is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.