A chronicle of New York’s drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Director:
A gay friend of mine told me once. When you have a group of gay males around a whole wardrobe of dresses and make-up, the inevitable happens. They will dress up as women in the dresses, put on the makeup and do drag. This explains the fascination of gays doing drag to the extent that for many, their entire lives as demonstrated in the film, depends on.
PARIS IS BURNING began as Livingston’s student film project that involved interviews with key figures in the ball world. Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, Angie Xtravaganza, and Willi Ninja are a few of the interviewees.
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