Paris Is Burning
Date: 1985 - 1995 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Racial/Ethnic Sexual/Gender Orientation [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Film Video [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Jennie Livingston, Miramax and the NEA
Confronting Bodies: Dr. Ted Baehr's Christian Film and Television Commission
Dates of Action: 1992
Location: New York City and Washington, DC
Description of Artwork: A documentary film depicting homosexuality and gay balls in New York City.
The Incident: The Christian Film and Television Commission called for "all moral Americans" to boycott Jennie Livingston's "Paris is Burning," charging that it was a "homosexual propaganda film." Livingston received grants from Art Matters, Inc., the New York State Council on the Arts, and the NEA film and video program.
Results of Incident: "Paris is Burning" received international attention and distribution. The Commission continues to recommend local ratings boards for film.
Source: Artistic Freedom Under Attack 1992 [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]
