Paris is burning /

Paris is burning /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2005]
Description:	1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Subject:	Transvestites -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs. African American gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs. Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs. Dance -- Competitions -- New York (State) -- New York. Voguing (Dance) Manners and customs. Gay men -- Social life and customs. African American gay men. Drag balls. Gay culture. New York (State) -- New York. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction films. Films for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Documentary films.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6094367

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Livingston, Jennie. Corey, Dorian. Labeija, Pepper. Xtravaganza, Venus. Miramax Films. Off White Productions, Inc. Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
ISBN:	0788861492
Notes:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. 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. Restricted to home use or face to face teaching. Cinematographer, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim. Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja. DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. Captioned for the hearing impaired ; optional subtitles in Spanish.
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.
Target Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality.
Standard no.:	786936297256
Publisher's no.:	41451 Miramax Home Entertainment

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Summary:	A story of street-wise urban survival, gay self-affirmation, and the pursuit of a desperate dream - to live for a brief, dazzling moment in a fantasy world of high fashion, status, and acceptance.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. 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.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality.
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim.
ISBN:	0788861492
Access:	Restricted to home use or face to face teaching.