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KIMBERLY REED talks about I’M YOUR VENUS the story of the life and legacy of VENUS XTRAVAGENZA

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Filmmaker KIMBERLY REED talks about ‘I’M YOUR VENUS’ the story of the life and legacy of VENUS XTRAVAGENZA who was murdered during the making of the now classic drag ballroom film PARIS IS BURNING in 1990.

Reed links up with Venus’s three familial brothers from New Jersey. plus members of the Xtravagenza family to find answers about the unsolved murder and some official recognition of both her live and legacy. This is a story about family on so many levels, and respect, and gratitude for the role that Venus played in her life time that was such an inherent part of the drag ball community.

‘I’m Your Venus’ had its World Premiere at Tribeca on 6/6/24. .  You can read QUEERGURU’s Full  Review HERE

 

 


Queerguru reviews ‘I’m Your Venus’ the story of the life and legacy of VENUS XTRAVAGENZA

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    In setting out to document the re-opening the investigation of the unsolved brutal murder of Venus Xtravaganza, filmmaker Kimberly Reed uncovers a side of this story that we would never have expected.  Venus was one of the stars of the legendary 1990 documentary PARIS IS BURNING about drag queens in the ballroom scene … Continue reading


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