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Paris Is Burning | Available to Stream on YouTube
Subject: Documentarian Jennie Livingston chronicles 1980s New York's underground ball scene, a subculture where young Black and Latino performers walk, dance, and vogue in various competitive categories in order to bring glory to their drag houses.
Our Take: Venus Xtravaganza will live on in our hearts forever. Ceaselessly quoted by RuPaul on pretty much every episode of "Drag Race," Paris Is Burning is an enduring testament to fearless artistic expression and the century-long persistence of ball culture. Shockingly unavailable on most streaming services, there's a seemingly legit YouTube version that's been up for over two years. — Arno
Subject: Documentarian Jennie Livingston chronicles 1980s New York's underground ball scene, a subculture where young Black and Latino performers walk, dance, and vogue in various competitive categories in order to bring glory to their drag houses.
Our Take: Venus Xtravaganza will live on in our hearts forever. Ceaselessly quoted by RuPaul on pretty much every episode of "Drag Race," Paris Is Burning is an enduring testament to fearless artistic expression and the century-long persistence of ball culture. Shockingly unavailable on most streaming services, there's a seemingly legit YouTube version that's been up for over two years. — Arno
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