Paris is burning

Livingston, Jennie, (film director,, film producer.). Corey, Dorian, 1937-1993 (performer.). LaBeija, Pepper, 1950-2003 (performer.). Ninja, Willi, (performer.). Xtravaganza, Venus, 1965-1988 (performer.). Off White Productions, Inc., (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.).

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.

Item details

ISBN: 9781681436982
ISBN: 1681436981
Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Contents / Notes

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.
Formatted Contents Note:	disc one. Paris is burning; [Special features] -- disc two. [Special features].
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematographer, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim ; co-producer, Barry Swimar ; executive producers, Nigel Finch, Davis Lacy.
Participant or Performer Note:	Featuring Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia Saint Laurent, Willi Ninja, Kim Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Andre Christian, Paris Dupree.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC; region 1, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, Dolby monaural audio.
Language Note:	In English.