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Movie Matinee “Paris is Burning” (1990)

Published: June 21, 2025; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: June 27, 2025
Where: Columbus Library

Address: 742 10th Avenue New York, NY 10019, United States

Phone: 212-586-5098

Jennie Livingston’s groundbreaking documentary, Paris is Burning, offers an intimate look into the vibrant ballroom culture of New York City in the late 1980s, showcasing the lives of Black and Latino LGBTQ+ performers who compete in elaborate drag balls. The film explores themes of identity, race, gender, and class as it follows iconic figures like Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza, revealing both the creativity and resilience of a marginalized community, as well as the harsh realities of discrimination, poverty, and the AIDS crisis.

Time: 1:00-2:30 pm EST

Free!


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