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Paris Is Burning + intro by Tahliah Simumba, artist and BFI Inclusion Partner
BFI SouthbankBelvedere Road, South Bank, London
Wed 23 Sept · 18:20 · £9.50
About this event
Celebrity obsession, found family and poverty are tackled with wit and defiance in this snapshot of a once-fringe subculture. With no knowledge of how their legacy would spread, the architects of the 1980s ballroom scene throw open their doors to the audience. The reference for every RuPaul one-liner and inspiration to countless drag performers now welcomed into the mainstream, the stars of these ballrooms are legendary for good reason. Contains scenes of transphobic violence and homophobia. See other screenings of Paris Is Burning .
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