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DVD, 2020
Current format, DVD, 2020, Criterion collection, Available now.
DVD, 2020
Current format, DVD, 2020, Criterion collection, Available now. Offered in 0 more formats
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, it offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion 1houses,2 from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty.
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