Going into Paris is Burning (Livingston, 1990), I didn’t have a lot of knowledge about ballroom culture in New York, so it was interesting to learn about a new topic. I thought the film did a good j...Read More
Paris is Burning Article Throughout the article, the author discusses how unique Paris is Burning truly is, with an emphasis on the idea of race surrounding the film’s characters and audience. For g...Read More
While watching Jennie Livingston’s Paris is Burning, my favorite moments were the interview segments with the main subjects. These powerful scenes allowed us to connect with these drag queens ou...Read More
Going into this film, I expected to see people getting crafty to make the stereotypical flashy drag outfits, accompanied by a tight-knit community that was bonded over similar backgrounds. I had a ver...Read More
I found myself at odds with Paris is Burning. Jennie Livingston’s vividly candid documentary utilizes the aesthetic of ballroom culture to the maximum, leaving the viewer unable to look away eve...Read More
I really enjoyed watching Paris is Burning this week. Before class today, I had no idea what the film was about, and when I learned it follows the ballroom scene in NYC, I was extremely excited to see...Read More
Resource Link: Another Magazine Interview with Jennie Livingston Jennie Livingston’s Paris is Burning (1990) is a landmark documentary that introduced the world to New York City’s drag ball ...Read More
Within chapter 10 of Film Art, Bordwell and Thompson explore the various methods of conducting documentary. They explain how categorical documentary focuses on a general group or phenomenon, while rhe...Read More
Choosing to end a documentary that centers around specific people with coming back to them later is a common convention in documentaries and narrative films centered around real people/events. However...Read More
“Documentary” is personally one of my favorite kinds of film. It is very unique in its standing- as it can have tropes from different genres based on what kind of documentary it is, what i...Read More