I'm Your Venus
Trans filmmaker Kimberly Reed’s I’m Your Venus is a vital companion piece to Jennie Livingston’s legendary 1990 ballroom documentary Paris Is Burning.
During the filming of Paris Is Burning, one of its iconic trans stars, Venus Xtravaganza, was murdered. Thirty-five years since Venus’ tragic death, her two families – the biological Pellagattis and ballroom Xtravaganzas – unite to honour her legacy and seek justice. Old wounds are reopened as her cold case is reexamined, amidst a fight to posthumously amend her birth certificate to finally reflect her actual name and gender. Overflowing with love for its subject, this cathartic documentary is a moving ode to Venus’ life and impact, and the power of the ballroom community.
Australian Premiere
“Reed constructs a humanising portrait of the legendary performer and offers a blueprint for community healing.”
— The Hollywood Reporter
“…Profoundly moving…”
— The Queer Review
Presented with
- Unclassified 15+
- 80
- 2024
- Documentary Feature
- Documentary History Documentary Profile
- USA
- English
About I'm Your Venus
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Community
Gay Men Transgender Men Transgender Women -
Director
Kimberly Reed -
Cast
Venus Xtravaganza -
Producer
Jamie Schutz Steven Cantor Mike Stafford -
Company Credits
Courtesy of: The Film Collaborative -
Program Strand
QueerDOC