Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Paris Is Burning
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Paris Is Burning). Paris Is Burning is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 29m. Paris Is Burning is the older of the two (1991 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Paris Is Burning| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Paris Is Burning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Jennie Livingston |
| Main cast | – | Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, Venus Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Willi Ninja |
Synopsis
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Five years since the murder of George Floyd – the police killing that set America on fire with rage and sparked a wave of protests around the world, director Kwabena Oppong's film explores one of the most important and defining events in modern history. Featuring ground-breaking interviews with members of George Floyd’s family, the Minneapolis Police Chief who took the bold step of testifying against one of his own officers, Boris Johnson’s…
Paris Is Burning
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…
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