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SUMMARY:Films Worth Talking About\, Even If Difficult: "Paris Is Burning"
LOCATION:Visual Arts Complex SL24L\, Lincoln Center Campus\, 113 W 60th St
 .\, New York\, NY 10023
DESCRIPTION:This fall at Lincoln Center\, Films Worth Talking About\, Even
  If Difficult presents: Paris Is Burning\, 1991\, directed by Jennie Livi
 ngston. The screening and discussion is open to all\, with pizza and raff
 le prizes.\n\nPanelists: Aseel Sawalha\, associate professor of anthropol
 ogy and co-program director of Urban Studies\; Joseph Lawton\, clinical p
 rofessor of visual art\; moderated by Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock\, associ
 ate dean for undergraduate education\, Arts and Sciences\n\nAbout the Fil
 m:\nDirected by Jennie Livingston\, Paris Is Burning is a seminal documen
 tary that chronicles the vibrant ball culture of New York City in the lat
 e 1980s. The film celebrates the joy and sense of family within Black and
  Latino LGBTQ+ communities\, capturing drag balls as extraordinary spaces
  of liberation\, self-expression\, and empowerment. By highlighting ballr
 oom subculture\, voguing\, and the house system\, the film brought nation
 al attention to the creative and resilient support networks of queer and 
 trans performers of color and established ballroom culture as a foundatio
 nal influence on modern fashion\, dance\, and pop culture. The documentar
 y also addresses issues of racism\, poverty\, and the 1980s HIV/AIDS cris
 is\, and sparked important debates surrounding self-determination and rep
 resentation. Ultimately\, Paris Is Burning\, in all its complexity\, hono
 rs the legacy\, strength\, and pride of its icons.\n\nAbout the 2026-2027
  Film Series:\nThis season\, Films Worth Talking About\, Even If Difficul
 t\, has expanded \n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/ae1282ad-6471-4a90-a6ae-
 fef238f191b2
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