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Paris is burning

Title
Paris is burning / Prestige, Off White Productions ; produced and directed by Jennie Livingston.
Publication
Chatsworth, CA : Academy Entertainment/Image Entertainment, [1992], ©1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Livingston, Jennie.
  • LaBeija, Pepper.
  • Pendavis, Kim.
  • Pendavis, Freddie.
  • Corey, Dorian, 1937-1993.
  • Xtravaganza, Venus.
  • Ninja, Willi.
  • St. Laurent, Octavia.
  • Off White Productions, Inc.
  • Image Entertainment (Firm)
  • Academy Entertainment (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color; 12 in.
Summary
Story of the young men of Harlem who originated "voguing" and turned these stylized dance competitions into glittering expressions of fierce personal pride. A story of street-wise urban survival, gay self-affirmation, and the pursuit of a desperate dream.
Uniform Title
Prestige.
Subject
  • Cross-dressers
  • Cross-dressing
  • Female impersonators
  • Films for the hearing impaired
Note
  • Originally produced in 1990.
  • Digital sound, CX encoded, mono.
  • Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Credits (note)
  • Executive producers, Nigel Finch, Davis Lacy ; cinematographer, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim.
Performer (note)
  • Pepper Labeija, Kim Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Dorian Corey, Venus Xtravaganza, Willi Ninja, Octavia St. Laurant.
System Details (note)
  • Laser disc; extended play (CLV).
OCLC
  • ocm27243679
  • SCSB-4296252
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries