Wax & Film: Paris Is Burning
Schedule
Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC+07:00Location
TicTic តិចៗ, Langka Lane (Lane behind Patio Hotel), Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 120102 | Phnom Penh, PP
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🎥 Anti Social Hours and Wax & Film present:Paris Is Burning
🗓 Wednesday, October 8 | ⏰ Doors: 6PM | 🎬 Film: 8PM | 📍 TicTic, Phnom Penh
Before RuPaul’s Drag Race, before voguing hit MTV, there was the New York ballroom scene of the 1980s. Paris Is Burning is the definitive portrait of that world — where fashion, music, dance, and identity came together in underground spaces of joy and survival.
Director Jennie Livingston follows drag queens, trans women, and young Black and Latino men competing in “balls,” where categories ranged from “executive realness” to “vogue.” These events were more than competitions; they were safe havens in an era of poverty, racism, and the AIDS crisis. The music, the dancing, the runway struts — everything was about self-expression and claiming visibility.
Wax & Film is where music and movies collide — and here music becomes liberation. Voguing soundtracks, house beats, and ballroom chants built the foundation for global pop culture as we know it. To watch this film is to witness the origin of a movement that still echoes today.
💬 “One of the most influential documentaries ever made.” – Variety
💬 “A portrait of people making a new world out of nothing.” – Roger Ebert
🎟 Free Entry & Popcorn – Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.
📽 Follow us on Letterboxd: www.letterboxd.com/TicTicPhnomPenh
📽 IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0100332
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Where is it happening?
TicTic តិចៗ, Langka Lane (Lane behind Patio Hotel), Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 120102, CambodiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
