Stay Woke: 25 Moving Documentaries That Show the Intricacies of the Black Experience

Dive into the world of drag queens and LGBTQ+ solidarity with Paris Is Burning. This documentary highlights drag culture in the '80s, specifically in New York City. It shows the vibrancy and ebullient nature of the LGBTQ+ community and the birth of the Ball scene, among other subcultures, but it also reveals the hardships of having a queer identity in an intolerant society as it relates to factors such as race and poverty.

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