Paris Is Burning

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, the iconic & influential Paris is Burning vibrantly captures the drag-ball scene and its rival fashion “houses” of 1980s New York City through intimate interviews and vivid footage of elaborate balls and fierce runway competitions, joyfully celebrating community and featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women, including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.