Under neon lights, the exotic dancers at the Los Angeles lesbian strip club Shakedown are uninhibited temptresses, and attendees their devoted worshippers.
More than 15 years of footage brings underground liberated sexuality to the surface, representing queer culture and the tight-knit communities formed under its umbrella. Shedding light on mainstream taboo, dancers are portrayed as hypnotic seductresses, and liberated female sexuality as fluid, intense, and most notably, natural. Weinraub frequented club Shakedown for over 15 years, accumulating over hours of video footage and countless images of its inhabitants.
Decades of condensed footage reveal a community entirely its own, and the pure intentions of a filmmaker not attempting to fit into a clear-cut genre or exploit for shock value. Rather, Weinraub shares a story to expand a repressed definition of sexuality and to promote the acceptance of the many layers of identity.
Among its effort to centralize queer culture from the outskirts of mainstream society, the film also features a powerful message of money as both a harsh reality and an arbitrary illusion. Website: Official Film Website. In the midst of jetsetting through the international film. That was fast! The 44th annual Seattle International Film Festival. Search for:. Skip to content.
The film details the lives of five black lesbian exotic dancers Egypt, Jazmyne, Junior, Mahogany, and Ronnie-Ron at an underground club named the Shakedown in Los Angeles and their loyal fans and the community they have created over the years. About the Author: Michael Strangeways.
