Exclusive Interview: I’m Your Venus filmmaker Kimberly Reed “Venus Xtravaganza’s biological family & her ballroom family have reconciled in a way that gives me a lot of hope”

Venus Xtravaganza, a rising New York ballroom legend was killed aged 23 in December 1988, but she went on to become a global trans icon with her inedible appearance in Jennie Livingston's groundbreaking 1991 film Paris Is Burning. Director Kimberly Reed’s feature documentary I’m Your Venus, which world premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, picks... Continue Reading →

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Tribeca 2024 Film Review: I’m Your Venus ★★★★★

Rising New York ballroom legend and trans icon Venus Xtravaganza was killed aged 23 in December 1988 and her murder remains unsolved. Venus has lived on as a gentle, captivating, playful, and vibrantly indelible light in Jennie Livingston's 1991 documentary Paris Is Burning, which featured Venus describing her life as it was and her dreams... Continue Reading →

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