Paris is Burning

Showtime:
Sun, Jun 11, 10:00 am (Early Bird Special)
Sun, Jun 11, 5:00 pm
Mon, Jun 12, 6:00 pm

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 and transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty.

R / 1hr 11min / 1990