Paris Is Burning

  • External ID: 31225
  • Release Date: 03-13-1991
  • IMDB ID: tt0100332
  • MPAA Rating: None
  • Accessibility Features: SDH
  • Tagline: Having a ball… Wish you were here
  • Original Language: English
  • Spoken Languages: English
  • Runtime: 71
  • Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom
  • Budget: 500000
  • Revenue: 3779620
  • Distributor: - None -
  • Production Companies:
    • Production Company Name: Miramax
    • Production Company Name: Art Matters Inc.
    • Production Company Name: BBC
    • Production Company Name: Edelman Family Fund
    • Production Company Name: New York Foundation for the Arts
    • Production Company Name: New York State Council on the Arts
    • Production Company Name: Off White Productions Inc.
    • Production Company Name: Prestige Films
    • Production Company Name: The Jerome Foundation
    • Production Company Name: The National Endowment for the Arts
    • Production Company Name: The Paul Robeson Fund
    • Production Company Name: WNYC-TV
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  • Backdrop: Paris Is Burning (1991) [Gay Themed Movie]
  • Position: Center
Paris Is Burning (1991) [Gay Themed Movie]
Paris Is Burning (1991)
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.