Paris is burning [videorecording] / Miramax Films ; a production of Off White Productions, Inc. ; produced and directed by Jennie Livingston.
- Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2005]
- Format/Description:
- Video
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition:
- Full screen presentation.
- Status/Location:
-
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- Subjects:
- Cross-dressers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
African American gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
Dance -- Competitions -- New York (State) -- New York. - Form/Genre:
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films. - Language:
- In English with optional subtitles in Spanish.
Closed-captioned. - System Details:
- DVD - NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; Region 1.
- Summary:
- A documentary about the young homosexual men of Harlem who originated "voguing" and turned these stylized dance competitions into glittering expressions of fierce personal pride. A story of street-wise urban survival, gay self-affirmation, and the pursuit of a desperate dream.
- Participant:
- Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Special features: feature commentary by Jennie Livingston, director/producer; Willie Ninja, Mother, House of Ninja; Freddie Pendavis, House of Pendavis and Jonathan Oppenheim, editor; never-before-seen outtakes. - Contributor:
- Livingston, Jennie. , Director
Corey, Dorian. , Actor
Labeija, Pepper. , Actor
Xtravaganza, Venus. , Actor
Miramax Films. , Producer
Prestige (Firm) , Producer
Off White Productions, Inc. , Producer
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) , Distributor - ISBN:
- 0788861492
- OCLC:
- 61193692
- Publisher Number:
- 786936297256
41451 Miramax Home Entertainment