'You can like me or not like me, but the film—it’s American history that deserves to be seen by every kind of American.'
, don’t forget—the documentary has successfully infused countless nuggets of priceless wisdom into pop culture. “You can like me or not,” says Jennie Livingston, the director of. “There was no one else who was going to make that film. It’s good for people to learn from the ball world.
MACIAS: When you realized they had stories to tell, who did you approach first in the ballroom scene? t was a show, people were there to perform. Now, in terms of having intimate conversations with people, that’s more like developing a relationship. There were a couple of people, who when we finally did get the money and we finally had our five weeks of shooting and we were going to do interviews, they didn’t want to be interviewed. There was one guy that we were following, a young guy who was in school and ROTC. He didn’t sign a release.
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