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PARIS IS BURNING (1990)
black queer history is FULL of forgotten legends who have shaped mainstream culture and continue to have a lasting impact on fashion, language, art & performance. 
Paris Is Burning immortalises and preserves the legacy and the stories of the people featured in this film along with the spaces, community and families they created for themselves in a society that consistently marginalised and discriminated against them. this is an essential watch!!!
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@robynm
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@melancholic_kristi
Great documentary, watched it as a double feature with the 60’s doc “The Queen” which is not as good as “Paris is Burning” but does feature one of the most iconic reads ever from Crystal LeBeija, and then a good few members of the House of LeBeija are in P.i.B!
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@jonesy
omg i’ve only seen a bit of this but i NEED to see it fully
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@robynm
@JONESY it’s incredible, definitely try and finish it!
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@shrillhaus
Legendary film
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@random-gay-nerd
My library reserves are ready for pick up tomorrow and this is one of them!
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@robynm
@RANDOM-GAY-NERD yes!!!! please share your thoughts once you’ve seen it ❤️
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Paris Is Burning (1990)
god i don’t even know where to start. these folk were so free in a time where queerness wasn’t as widely accepted. reminds me to live life to my fullest and be grateful for those who have laid down the groundwork for us to live the way we can now.
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@asquared
Jan 16, 2025
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paris is burning
it's a documentary about ballroom culture in 80s nyc. i like a lot of movies, but paris is buring is one of maybe 2 or 3 movies that i can say genuinely changed my life. for movies, i would say aftersun and the florida project. but paris is burning is a must see for everybody everywhere ever
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@mothersuperior
Oct 22, 2024
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The Queen (1968)
“Pre-AIDS gay media always makes me emotional. Unabashedly living as queer in the face of everything makes me emotional. I love the intimacy of this documentary so much. It's so casual and the camera revels in the queens' presence it feels like I could reach through the screen and touch them and then I get emotional again that I cannot. Crystal LaBeija, one of the most influential queens in history, you will always be loved and your legacy is your true win. I love queer flaboyancy and homosexual sensability. Not only have we always been here, but some of us have even always dared to live as we naturally are.” Read the rest of my review on Letterboxd
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@suisrenaissance
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