Highlighting Diverse Collections Archive

Trace the origins of voguing and the slang term "throwing shade" in this landmark documentary filmed in Harlem in the 1980s.

A performance ethnography of the Ballroom scene in Detroit examining Ballroom as a queer cultural formation that upsets dominant notions of gender, sexuality, kinship, and community.

A documentary film following a group of LGBTQ youth who comprise the "Kiki" scene as they prepare for and perform at fierce and exuberant ballroom competitions in NYC.

An oral history love letter to the legendary Black and Latinx LGBTQ underground subculture, uncovering its abundant legacy and influence in popular culture.

An intimate glimpse into ball culture, with 92 color and black-and-white photographs taken at events in NYC, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Washington D.C.