E4L: Paris Is Burning
Dec 10 2009 5:00 pm
Dec 10 2009 7:00 pm
Thursday's Education for Liberation will be a screening and discussion of Paris is Burning.
Paris Is Burning is a 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City African American and Latino gay and transgendered community involved in it.
Jennie Livingston, spent seven years making Paris Is Burning, concentrated on interviews with key figures in the ball world, many of whom contribute monologues that shed light on the ball culture as well as on their own personalities. The film also explores how its subjects dealt with the adversity of racism, homophobia, AIDS, and poverty.
As with all Education for Liberation workshops, suggested donation is $5.00 @ the door. Moneys go towards our programming fund, so we can keep making the magic happen!
