Overview - Paris Is Burning

Overview

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 City's 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.

Cast

• Name: Pepper LaBeija

  Character: Self

  Popularity: 0.1225

  

• Name: Octavia St. Laurent

  Character: Self

  Popularity: 0.1756

  

• Name: Venus Xtravaganza

  Character: Self

  Popularity: 0.6732

  

• Name: Dorian Corey

  Character: Self

  Popularity: 0.2763

  

• Name: Willi Ninja

  Character: Self

  Popularity: 0.305

  

• Name: Paris Dupree

  Character: Self

  Popularity: 0.3527

  

• Name: Freddie Pendavis

  Character: Self

  Popularity: 0.5808

  

• Name: Sol Williams Pendavis

  Character: Self

  Popularity: 0.3377