Paris Is Burning Jennie Livingston 1991
Jennie livingston born february 24 1962 is an american director best known for the 1990 documentary paris is burning.
Paris is burning jennie livingston 1991. 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. Paris is burning is the name of just one of the drag balls that miss livingston shot in the course of the film s two year production. Few documentaries can claim to have sparked as much discussion and controversy as jennie livingston s debut paris is burning 1991 the vibrant time capsule of new york s ballroom subculture in the 80s. In real life says dorian corey star of jennie livingston s touchstone 1991 documentary paris is burning you can t get a job as an executive unless you have the educational background and the.
There are also interviews with some of the more notorious. The one thing i think everyone familiar with the movie can. Paris is burning 1990 a chronicle of new york s drag scene in the 1980s focusing on balls voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality. Paris is burning jennie livingston s 1991 documentary about the new york ball scene has been argued over since the time of its release.
In 1991 paris is burning won a sundance grand jury prize a berlinale teddy bear and was on 10 best film of the year lists of the washington post the la times time magazine and npr. Jennie livingston s iconic documentary offers an intimate portrait of the harlem drag balls where rival fashion houses compete for trophies and cash prizes in categories.