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Jennie Livingston on Paris Is Burning 30 Years Later

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View all newsletters | Privacy Policy Thank you! An account has already been registered with this email. Please check your inbox for an authentication link to sign in. Hyperallergic Sensitive to Art & its Discontents As an independent publication, we rely on readers like you to fund our journalism and keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, consider becoming a member today. Cover of the new Criterion edition of Paris Is Burning (all images courtesy Criterion Collection) Paris Is Burning is a controversial documentary whose baggage forces viewers to ask themselves difficult questions about privilege, identity, and class. The film was a hit with critics and indie audiences, and in the decades since its release, it’s become a staple of queer cinema. But most of its subjects have died over that period, due to factors like transphobic violence, poverty, and AIDS. Existing only in memory, enshrined in celluloid,

Cover of the new Criterion edition of Paris Is Burning (all images courtesy Criterion Collection) Paris Is Burning is a controversial documentary whose baggage forces viewers to ask themselves difficult questions about privilege, identity, and class. The film was a hit with critics and indie audiences, and in the decades since its release, it’s become a staple of queer cinema. But most of its subjects have died over that period, due to factors like transphobic violence, poverty, and AIDS. Existing only in memory, enshrined in celluloid, they are and were stars, but they didn’t get to see the f

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