A gritty doc about the underground street-dance cultures spearheaded by black and latino queer and trans people in New York.
USA 1990
Dir Jennie Livingston
With André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée, Willi Ninja
73min
Format tbc
Certificate 15
Jennie Livingston’s captivating documentary courted both controversy and acclaim when it premiered, due to its gritty depiction of the underground street-dance cultures spearheaded by black and latino queer and trans people. Vibrant, poignant and seductive, this film remains a contradictory classic – both a politically fraught talking-point and a must-see window into a New York that has long since vanished.