Paris Is Burning (1990 / Director Jennie Livingston)
New 2020 2K Directors cut including unseen outtakes.
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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 Citys 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, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza Paris Is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.
We are screening the director approved new 2K restoration with an hour of unseen footage. There’s ballroom archive, visuals, music and the film plus a bit of dancing if you fancy it! The event is in the warehouse space at Catford Mews, come through the double doors at the end of the bar area and we‘ll be there!
Doors open 8pm
Film at 9pm