Which parts of Paris is Burning function in the observational documentary mode?

Which parts of Paris is Burning function in the observational documentary mode? Which parts function in the expository mode? Is Jennie Livingston, the film’s director, participating at all?

2. In 1990, at the height of the AIDS panic, the subjects in Paris is Burning might have been considered “rebels, outcasts, and martyrs” by mainstream society, not conforming to the expectations of hegemony. But, if we think of the NYC ballroom scene (and it’s houses) as it’s own society, can you discuss its ideology? What are its rules, standards, laws, and hierarchies?