Paris Is Burning

• Movies
• 1991-03-13
• EN
• Released
• 1h 18m
• US
• Documentary
• Budget: $500,000.00

• 8.0
• 488
• Trailer

Production

Off White Productions

Tagline

Having a ball… Wish you were here

Storyline

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.