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File Screening – “Paris is Burning”
FILM SCREENING: “PARIS IS BURNING.”
Thurs. July 11, 2024. 7:00 pm. John Wright Theatre (Speech Arts Building) at Fresno State.
Summer Arts returns to Fresno State and an event you will want to attend is a special screening of “Paris Is Burning” (1990). This multiple awards-winning documentary chronicles the ball culture of NYC with the American, Latinx, Gay, and Transgender communities. The event will begin with the short film: “Merced Pride” (2023) that chronicles how one woman leads an organization and creates positive cultural impacts for the LGBTQ+ community in a conservative area. Introduction by Adam Lincoln Lane, filmmaker.
• Post-screening discussion: Cuauhtémoc Peranda, Dr. Katherine Fobear, and Prof. Dion Foster.
• Includes reception and entertainment: Dr. Ángel González, Lucy Yale, and Miguel Cisneros.
• Tickets: $5 per person. Parking is relaxed. Fresno State is a tobacco-free and vape-free campus. Limited seating available. Online – https://bit.ly/FSAA-eventspage
• Print receipt and present at the event for admission. Tickets will not be mailed.
Presented by CSU Summer Arts.
Sponsored by Rainbow Alumni and Allies Club.
Public performance rights authorized with Janus Films.
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Attn: Local Non Profits -- There are limited table spaces available. If you are interested in participating, please let me know.