Octavia St. Laurent
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Biography: Octavia St. Laurent Mizrahi was an American model and AIDS educator who was active in New York City's Black and Latino ballroom community and Harlem's luxurious balls. She came to public attention after being featured in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
Birthday: March 16, 1964
Deathday: May 17, 2009
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Paris Is Burning
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-13
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PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Overview: It’s the resilience and love that keeps this community marching to the beat of its own drum; each generation redefining what it means to be queer and to be seen.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-09
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Disclosure
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-19
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Octavia Saint Laurent: Queen of the Underground
Overview: Short film starring founding member of the house of St Laurent; Octavia.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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How Do I Look
Overview: The icons from the "Harlem Drag Balls" are influencing the biggest stars in pop culture for decades and they are telling their untold stories of their time. The creative lifestyle, fierceness and fabulousness, is the ultimate challenge in fashion, on the runway and dance floor for recognition and fame. Wolfgang Busch is capturing the creative way society's disenfranchised express themselves through movement and creativity.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-04
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Mirror, Mirror
Overview: Portrait of the last year of the life of famous New York drag queen Consuela Cosmetic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-13
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