Shakedown was a club that had to close for financial reasons--and being raided by the cops must have played a part too. The interviews are often informative, the dancing can be very raunchy (a bit surprising for the high-minded Criterion Channel). The spirit of fun in the place is infectious. Beware of the murky lighting in some scenes, and strobe lights too.
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essential for queer bipoc working class history
dbbieh12 October 2022
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 and love.
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 and love.
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