Paris Is Burning

As a follow up to Tangerine, which we watched over the summer, this week we'll be taking a look at Paris is Burning (1990), a documentary set in 1980s New York, directed by Jennie Livingston. Like Tangerine, the film has been criticized as being voyeuristic and/or exploitative, but at the same time, it's become somewhat of an iconic classic, in which Hispanic and African American LGBT individuals speak openly and candidly not only about "ballroom subculture," but also about matters of race, class, gender, and beauty. Here's the trailer:

That's this Friday, September 16, at Matt and Yuriko's.

Drinks and snacks at 7pm; movie starts at 7:30.