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Director Jennie Livingston
This landmark documentary steps inside New York City’s 1980s Harlem drag-ball scene, tracing the roots of voguing and the language of “shade.” Over several years, it follows rival fashion houses, fierce competitions, and the chosen-family support that helps people survive amid homophobia, transphobia, racism, poverty, and the AIDS crisis.