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Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. [2] Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American , Latino , gay , and transgender communities involved in it.
The collaborative team that made Paris is Burning and that made it possible include executive producers Madison Davis Lacy and Nigel Finch, editor Jonathan Oppenheim, director of photography Paul Gibson, co-producer Barry Swimar, associate producer Claire Goodman, production manager Natalie Hill, and many others.
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Paris Dupree featured in the 1990 documentary film Paris Is Burning. The film was first shown at the NewFest New York's LGBT Film Festival on June 9, 1990. Paris Is Burning follows Dupree and other drag queens participating in balls. It features The House of Dupree, founded by Dupree and talks about the origin of voguing, a dance Dupree pioneered.
The 1991 documentary Paris Is Burning introduced audiences to yet another subcultural realm. Director Jennie Livingston captured the realities of New York's drag balls and houses, and of the people of color who occupied these spaces. This was an arguably underground world with which many Americans were unfamiliar.
American drag queen; best known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris Is Burning. [300] Stephanie Dabney (1958–2022) American ballerina, former Prima ballerina with Dance Theatre of Harlem. [301] Martin de Maat (1948–2001) American teacher and artistic director at The Second City in Chicago [302] Jorge Donn (1947–1992)
Best Director: Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs; Runner-up: Gus Van Sant - My Own Private Idaho; Best Documentary: Paris Is Burning; Runner-up: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse; Best Film: The Silence of the Lambs; Runner-up: My Own Private Idaho; Best Foreign Language Film: Europa Europa • Germany/France
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