A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 17, 2018
Original Title:
Shakedown
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
MEMORY
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 72
‘Shakedown’ was a series of parties founded by and for African American women in Los Angeles that featured go-go dancing and strip shows for the city’s lesbian underground scene. Inspired by transwoman Mahogany who, as the mother of the scene, presided over queer strip shows and balls for non-heterosexual audiences in the 1980s, butch Ronnie Ron created, produced and presented the new shows. In them, the largely female clientele from the ‘hood’ slipped dollar notes into lap dancers’ panties while celebrating lesbian sexuality to pulsating hip-hop beats.
Additional Editor:
Minnie Bennett
Ashland Mines
Additional Photography:
Alivia Zivich
Associate Producer:
Minnie Bennett
Co-Producer:
Sebastian Pardo
Digital Intermediate Colorist:
Dustin Wadsworth
Director:
Leilah Weinraub
Director of Photography:
Leilah Weinraub
Editor:
Matt Hollis
Original Music Composer:
Tim Dewit
Producer:
Pilar Wiley
Leilah Weinraub
Riel Roch Decter
Michael Hekmat
Drake Burnette
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Brian Goodheart
Writer:
Leilah Weinraub
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