Title:
Paris is burning / produced and directed by Jennie Livingston ; a production of Off White Productions, Inc.
ISBN:
9781681436982
Uniform Title:
Paris is burning (Motion picture)
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publication Information:
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
©2020
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
2K digital restoration supervised by director Jennie Livingston.
Special features on disc one: commentary soundtrack from 2005, featuring Jennie Livingston, ball community members Freddie Pendavis and Willi Ninja, and film editor Jonathan Oppenheim ; never-before-seen outtakes. On disc two: new conversation between Jennie Livingston, ball community members Sol Pendavis and Freddie Pendavis, and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris ; episodes of The Joan River show from 1991, featuring Livingston and ball community members Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Freddie Pendavis, and Ninja; Giselle Xtravaganza, a Latinx trans woman talks about the significance of Paris is burning; trailers; in booklet, an essay by filmmaker Michelle Parkerson and a 1991 review by poet Essex Hemphill.
DVD, NTSC; region 1, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Dolby monaural audio.
Contents:
disc one. Paris is burning; [Special features] -- disc two. [Special features].
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.
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Language Note:
In English.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality.
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Performer:
Featuring Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia Saint Laurent, Willi Ninja, Kim Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Andre Christian, Paris Dupree.
Production Credits:
Cinematographer, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim ; co-producer, Barry Swimar ; executive producers, Nigel Finch, Davis Lacy.
Accessibility Note:
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
OCLC Number:
on1134401083
Availability:
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