Paris Is Burning (1991)Criterion
VHS · Slipcase
This is the Criterion VHS Slipcase edition of Paris Is Burning (1991).
Edition facts
- Format
- VHS
- Distributor
- Criterion
- Case type
- Slipcase
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- R
Other editions of Paris Is Burning (1991) (5)
Paramount Home Video(1991)
VHS · Slipcase
097360660336
Academy Entertainment(1992)
VHS · Slipcase
019485149531
Criterion
VHS · Slipcase
The Criterion Collection(2020)
Blu-ray · Boutique (Full Art) · The Criterion Collection
715515241519
The Criterion Collection(2020)
Blu-ray · Keep Case · Blu-ray Special Edition
715515241519
About the film
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: Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, Venus Xtravaganza
Production: Off White Productions