Paris is burning

Publication/Creation:

[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]

Format:

Video or Visual Material

Edition:

Director-approved two-DVD special edition.

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Paris is burning / produced and directed by Jennie Livingston ; a production of Off White Productions, Inc

Uniform Title:

Paris is burning (Motion picture)

Series Titles:

The Criterion collection ; 1018
Criterion collection ; 1018.

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

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

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

LGBTQ+ films
Transgender films
Gay films
Documentary films
Feature films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Subjects:

Drag balls--New York (State)--New York
Cross-dressers--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs
African American gay men--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs
Hispanic American gay men--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs
Transgender women--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs
Gay culture--New York (State)--New York
Voguing (Dance)--New York (State)--New York
Drag balls
LGBTQ+ events
Crossdressers
African American gay men
African American LGBTQ+ people
Latino/a/x gay men
Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Trans women
Transgender people
Women
Gay culture
LGBTQ+ culture
Voguing
Gender identity
Gender minorities
LGBTQ+ people
Subcultures
Gender
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs

Description/Summary

Table of 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.

Language:

English

Accessibility Note:

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Physical Type/Description:

2 videodiscs (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)

Technical Note:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; 4:3 full screen presentation (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 1.0.

General Note:

Title and credits from screen.
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.

Participant/Performer Note:

Featuring Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia Saint Laurent, Willi Ninja, Kim Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Andre Christian, Paris Dupree.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Cinematographer, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim ; co-producer, Barry Swimar ; executive producers, Nigel Finch, Davis Lacy.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936998219702486

ISBN:

9781681436982
1681436981

OCLC Number:

1134401083

Other Identifiers:

Universal Product Code: 715515241618

Publisher Number:

CC3119DDVD The Criterion Collection

Barcode:

010003115110
050000101918