DVD

Paris is burning [videorecording] / Miramax Films ; a production of Off White Productions, Inc. ; produced and directed by Jennie Livingston.

Livingston, Jennie. (Added Author). Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja. (Cast).

Summary:

A documentary about the young homosexual 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.

Record details

ISBN: 0788861492
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: feature commentary by Jennie Livingston, director/producer, Willie Ninja, Mother, House of Ninja, Freddie Pendavis, House of Pendavis and Jonathan Oppenheim, editor; never-before-seen outtakes. Special features: optional audio commentary by Livingston, Willi Ninja, Freddie Pendavis & Oppenheim; 16 outtakes (47 min.). Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Participant or Performer Note:	Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library, ILL. Licensed for home, classroom, and library.
Language Note:	Captioned for the hearing impaired ; optional subtitles in Spanish.