an incredible film !!!
black queer history is FULL of forgotten legends who have shaped mainstream culture and continue to have a lasting impact on fashion, language, art & performance.
Paris Is Burning immortalises and preserves the legacy and the stories of the people featured in this film along with the spaces, community and families they created for themselves in a society that consistently marginalised and discriminated against them.
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god i don’t even know where to start. these folk were so free in a time where queerness wasn’t as widely accepted. reminds me to live life to my fullest and be grateful for those who have laid down the groundwork for us to live the way we can now.
Jan 16, 2025
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it's a documentary about ballroom culture in 80s nyc. i like a lot of movies, but paris is buring is one of maybe 2 or 3 movies that i can say genuinely changed my life. for movies, i would say aftersun and the florida project. but paris is burning is a must see for everybody everywhere ever
Oct 22, 2024
“Pre-AIDS gay media always makes me emotional. Unabashedly living as queer in the face of everything makes me emotional. I love the intimacy of this documentary so much. It's so casual and the camera revels in the queens' presence it feels like I could reach through the screen and touch them and then I get emotional again that I cannot. Crystal LaBeija, one of the most influential queens in history, you will always be loved and your legacy is your true win. I love queer flaboyancy and homosexual sensability. Not only have we always been here, but some of us have even always dared to live as we naturally are.”
Read the rest of my review on Letterboxd
Dec 2, 2024
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i watched hamilton this week for the first time after hating on it for years (for no reason) and i literally cannot get this musical out of my head.
i have watched it twice this week and cried both times. how can i move on from ‘who lives, who dies, who tells your story’?????
Feb 6, 2025
would really reccomend joining the monthly scavenger hunts on letterboxd if you guys want to get through your watchlists in a fun way! they’re hosted by a different person each month, there’s a link to february’s original host’s list on this post!
my letterboxd: robynmcc :)
Feb 6, 2025
suffocating while grasping at something just out of reach. a profound aching sadness and long after it fades, the emptiness remains.
Feb 6, 2025