Paris Is Burning: Hosted by Maggie Mae Fish + Q&A w/ Kat Blaque

About this event

Paris Is Burning is coming back to The Frida Cinema as part of our Nu-Classics series, hosted by Maggie Mae Fish! And this month, her guest is Kat Blaque! Stick around after the film for a conversation between the two of them! 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 and transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women, including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza, Paris Is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.

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