Shakedown

Synopsis

‘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.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Leilah Weinraub
Camera	Director of Photography	Leilah Weinraub
	Additional Photography	Alivia Zivich
Sound	Original Music Composer	Tim Dewit
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Brian Goodheart
Writing	Writer	Leilah Weinraub
Editing	Editor	Matt Hollis
	Digital Intermediate Colorist	Dustin Wadsworth
	Additional Editor	Minnie Bennett Ashland Mines
Production	Producer	Pilar Wiley Leilah Weinraub Riel Roch Decter Michael Hekmat Drake Burnette
	Co-Producer	Sebastian Pardo
	Associate Producer	Minnie Bennett
Department	Role	Name

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