Most Similar Movies to Paris Is Burning (1990)
If you are looking for movies like Paris Is Burning (1990), you might like movies tagged with keyword : documentary, lgbtq+, new york, 1980s, african american, identity, marginalized communities, fashion, dance, performance, competition, underground culture, poverty, racial issues, community, resistance, cinéma vérité, interviews, historical record, social injustice .
Are You Proud? (2019), Chop Suey (2001), Trantasia (2006), Rize (2005), Changing the Game (2019), Venus Boyz (2002), Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World (2003) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Are You Proud? (2019)
The history of the LGBTQ+ movement in the 50 years since the Stonewall Riots. Reflecting upon prominent issues within the LGBTQ+ community like AIDs and hate crimes, the film also shows how the movement has supported people from all walks of life.
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Chop Suey (2001)
A homage to Bruce Weber's Favourite things, these being mixing film, photography and classic movies. With portraits of a lesbian jazz singer and a 16 year old wrestler.
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Trantasia (2006)
A behind-the-scenes look at the first-ever 'World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Pageant.
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Rize (2005)
Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.
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Changing the Game (2019)
Journeying into the lives of three high school athletes, Sarah, Andraya, and Mack, at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives, and their unique paths as transgender teens.
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Venus Boyz (2002)
This intimate look into the real world of drag kings -- women exploring their masculinity -- crosses continents, traveling through drag king nightclubs from New York to London. Through interviews and on-stage performances, every subject reveals a different reason for choosing the gender they have. The film is less a critique than an exploration of a world that is increasingly becoming mainstream, as the featured protagonists question exactly how gender works, and should work, in modern society.
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Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World (2003)
Documentary presenting the realities of coming out in lesser developed countries.
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Studio 54: The Documentary (2018)
The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.
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The British Guide to Showing Off (2011)
British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular costume pageant: the Alternative Miss World Show. As the Shows master of ceremonies and ringmaster, Logan is the high priest of an esteemed congregation. He describes the Show as hi...Read all
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East of Havana (2006)
East of Havana is a blunt, unflinching close-up on the lives of three young rappers compelled to address their generation's future from the confines of a Cuban ghetto. Soandry, Magyori, and Mikki are the defacto leaders of Cuba's rebellious underground hip hop movement. Possessing the undeniable talent and charisma of pop icons, these fearless performers push self-exp...Read all
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Been Rich All My Life (2006)
Five sassy, tap dancing women aged 84 - 96. Meet the "Silver Belles".
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We Were Here (2011)
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
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Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
The students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.
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Dancing in Jaffa (2013)
Renowned ball-room dancer Pierre Dulaine takes his program, Dancing Classrooms, back to his city of birth, Jaffa, to teach Jewish and Palestinian Israelis to dance and compete together.
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The Legend of the Underground (2021)
Uncovering discrimination in Nigeria and exploring the lives of several charismatic, non-conformist youth who must choose either to fight for freedom of expression or flee to live free. Through social media, they spark a cultural revolution.
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Saturday Church (2017)
A 14 year-old-boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
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Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation (2017)
The documentary follows The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team on the road as they compete in the 2015 World Box Lacrosse Championships. For the first time ever, the Championship Games were held on an Indian Reservation, in Onondaga in upstate New York, the Capitol of the Iroquois Confederacy.
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Saint of 9/11 (2006)
One of the most famous photographs of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is the image of the Rev. Mychal Judge's body being carried from the rubble of the World Trade Center. Filmmaker Glenn Holsten pays tribute to Judge, the unorthodox chaplain of the New York City Fire Department, focusing on his life and good works.
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