A Latinx competitor at a drag ball.
Jun 08

Paris Is Burning: 2K Restoration

Pride Projected: Celebrate Pride with must-see documentaries, special events and screenings! 

Paris Is Burning still provides a vision of vibrant resistance—a fierce proclamation that queer and trans lives matter, now as they did then.” - Michelle Parkerson for the Criterion Collection 

In this landmark documentary, director Jennie Livingstone captures a vibrant snapshot of New York City’s African American and Latinx drag ball scene in 1980s Harlem. Made over seven years, Paris Is Burning is a rich portrait of rival houses in fierce competition for trophies, and intimate moments of house mothers offering support and community in a time rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS and poverty. 

Restored in opulent 2K, Paris Is Burning is essential viewing and a beacon that remains prevalent in a world in which LGBTQ+ rights are continually under threat. 

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General: $15

Members: $10, $8, FREE

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

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Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
(416) 637-3123

506 Bloor St West
Toronto ON M5S 1Y3
Canada

DATE & TIME

- [ Add to Calendar ] 2025-06-08 23:15:00 2025-06-09 01:15:00 Paris Is Burning: 2K Restoration <p><strong><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/cinema-series/pride-projected" target="_blank">Pride Projected</a></strong>:<strong> </strong>Celebrate Pride with must-see documentaries, special events and screenings! </p> <p>“<strong><em>Paris Is Burning</em></strong> still provides a vision of vibrant resistance—a fierce proclamation that queer and trans lives matter, now as they did then.” - Michelle Parkerson for the Criterion Collection </p>

506 Bloor St West
Toronto ON M5S 1Y3
Canada

Bloor St. Culture Corridor info@perceptible.com America/Toronto public

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