Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib vs Paris Is Burning
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Paris Is Burning). Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 1h 18m. Paris Is Burning is the older of the two (1991 against 2016). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Paris Is Burning| Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib | Paris Is Burning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1991 |
| Length | 46m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Documentary, TV Movie | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp | Jennie Livingston |
| Main cast | – | Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, Venus Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Willi Ninja |
Synopsis
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib follows a lioness and her daughters as the travel through Namibia's desert with their five male cubs. The cubs are raised without a pride male and are instructed by their mothers in hunting both large prey and small. When the elderly matriarch dies, her daughters must finish the job.
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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