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Shakedown

Shakedown

2018Movie⏱️ 1h 12m
DocumentaryDramaHistory
6.6
IMDB Rating
395 votes

The story examines underground LA lesbian club, its performers, finances, desire, community dynamics. Explores utopic space before/after club's existence, ephemerality, alternative economies.

Director
Leilah Weinraub
Writers
N/A
Stars
Egypt, Jazmyne, Junior
Release Date
October 12, 2018
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 4
Reviews
📋 1.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

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Egypt
as Self - Egypt
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Jazmyne
as Self - Jazmyne
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Junior
as Self - Junior
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Mahogany
as Self - Mahogany
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Ronnie-Ron
as Self - Ronnie-Ron
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Slow-Wine
as Self - Slow-Wine
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Keyonna Taylor
as Self - Keyonna

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
Color
Filming Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Texarcana

🏷️ Keywords

moneylesbiansubcultureunderground gay clubafrican american

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

essential for queer bipoc working class history
by dbbieh2022-10-12
10/10

"Refreshing, informative, stimulating, visually appealing so nice to watch a queer film that doesn't center a white middle class romance the film explores sex in public, outside of the couple form, in a queer community space amazing that young queers at the time could have access to this world I love how many different event posters the film features, for some reason the way the posters were put together really spoke to me the aesthetic of the posters makes me feel like they were made by people close to the performers who really wanted the performers to be safe and surrounded by money..."

📖 Synopsis

The story examines underground LA lesbian club, its performers, finances, desire, community dynamics. Explores utopic space before/after club's existence, ephemerality, alternative economies.