Paris Is Burning is a documentary filmed in the mid to late 80s in New York. It follows the ball room culture of African-American, Latino and LGBTQ communities. The film chronicles a time when these individuals were creating a culture that would still be appropriated and adopted by popular culture almost 40 years later. In the late 80s society wasn't concerned with the needs of these vulnerable young people.
It's important to know the history of vibrant pioneers like this. These people created glamorous rich lives in spite of their tragic circumstances.
