25 years after Paris is Burning, we dive back into the fierce world of voguing battles in the Kiki scene of New York City, where competition between Houses demands leadership, painstaking practice, and performances on point. A film collaboration between Kiki gatekeeper, Twiggy Pucci Garçon, and Swedish filmmaker Sara Jordenö, we’re granted exclusive access into this high stakes world, where tough competitions act as a gateway into the daily lives of LGBTQ youth of color in NYC. The new generation of ballroom youth use the motto, “Not About us Without Us”. Twiggy and Sara’s insider-outsider approach to their stories breathes fresh life into the representation of a marginalized community who demand visibility and real political power.
Production companies: Story AB, Hard Working Movies, SVT, Film i Väst, Svenska Filminstitutet, Film i Västerbotten, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, New York State Council on the Arts
Production countries: United States of America, Sweden
Portrait de drag-queens de New York et de leur culture des « maisons », qui procure un sentiment de communauté et de soutien à ces artistes flamboyants et souvent rejetés socialement. Les groupes de chaque maison s'affrontent lors de bals élaborés qui s'inspirent du monde de la mode. Le film aborde aussi les questions du racisme et de la pauvreté.
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