Filmed over 7 years, this doc focuses on varied members of New York City’s “Ball” scene in the Nineteen Eighties, the place homosexual/queer individuals come collectively and compete in extremely stylized pageants. I initially thought this was solely gonna be about drag queens nevertheless it goes means past that, showcasing all kinds of individuals competing for extremely stylized pageants.
I was shocked at how moved I was by all of it. These are a bunch of individuals who have been ostracized by their households and the relaxation of society however got here collectively to type their very own and discover their very own happiness. The whole movie is made much more tragic by the indisputable fact that just about all people in this documentary died quickly after.
The ending particularly broke my coronary heart, and successfully exhibits how horrid the world has, and continues to deal with them.
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