Sydenham Film Club presents Paris is Burning

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Join us at the Golden Lion on 24 September for Paris is Burning, a stunning documentary exploring the highs and lows of the drag balls of 1980s New York. Filmed by director Jennie Livingston over seven years, it's an up close and personal exploration of the scene that gave birth to Vogueing. 25 years in from it’s original release, it is still as fierce as ever.

Where: Golden Lion, 116 Sydenham Road
When: 7.30pm Thursday 24 September
Tickets: £5 on the door, free to members!

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About the film

Pushed underground by a society that refused to accept them, members of the black and Hispanic gay and transgender community of 1980s New York created a world that did — a world of fabulous Balls where ‘houses’ competed against each other in a series of modelling competitions showcasing different drag styles.

Moving between footage of the Balls and interviews with key members of the scene, the film powerfully explores the lived politics of race, class, gender and sexuality in 1980s America.

As well explaining the way that Balls and Houses function, Interviewees speak candidly and poignantly about their lives and the discrimination they face.

This is their film. And you really shouldn’t miss it.

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