We Came to Sweat
Facing eviction the oldest black-owned gay bar in Brooklyn relies on a passionate community in its fight for survival.
Facing eviction the oldest black-owned gay bar in Brooklyn relies on a passionate community in its fight for survival.
Facing eviction the oldest black-owned gay bar in Brooklyn relies on a passionate community in its fight for survival.
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, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers, then members come forward with shocking allegations.
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.
สารคดีเผยชีวิตของแอนนา นิโคล สมิธผ่านสายตาของผู้คนใกล้ชิด ตั้งแต่ช่วงที่โด่งดังเป็นพลุแตกในฐานะนางแบบ ไปจนถึงการเสียชีวิตที่น่าเศร้า
Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked, pill-popped view of what it was like to be black and gay in 1960s United States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Milestone Films in 2013.
In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives have been dedicated to bringing so much more than music to the schoolchildren of this city.
ภาพการเดินทางของเจน ฟอนดา ผู้ชนะรางวัลออสการ์อย่างใกล้ชิด ซึ่งถูกทำเครื่องหมายด้วยการโต้เถียงโศกนาฏกรรมและการเปลี่ยนแปลง
Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonials from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved comic and actress who became an icon on Saturday Night Live.