Details

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