Director Jennie Livingston’s documentary Paris is Burning achieved instant cult-classic status upon its release in 1991.
Restored and digitally remastered by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, in conjunction with the Sundance Institute and Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, Paris is Burning screens at St.
It was – and is – a social ritual, a fun and inclusive pageant where gay men in drag can be themselves without fear of judgement from the outside world.
The latter is what takes Paris is Burning past purely voyeuristic territory, delightful though the ball scenes are.
Pose, a scripted TV series about the ‘80s drag ball scene and its “house mothers,” aired for three seasons on FX .
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