Paris Is Burning

Film Skool

| Before the reading challenge on Drag Race, before Madonna’s “Vogue,” there was ballroom. Paris Is Burning shines a light on the late 80s ballroom culture of New York City, emerging from Black, Latino, and Trans communities. Winner of the Audience Award at Frameline14 and still as vital, entertaining, and moving 35 years later, Jennie Livingston’s essential documentary is a profound record of the experiences, ambitions, and talent of an underrepresented culture.

| Frameline50 - 17-27 June 2026

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