Shakedown (2018)
72 min
‘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 trans woman 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.
- Release date
- February 17, 2018
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Egypt as Egypt
- Jazmyne as Jazmyne
- Junior as Junior
- Mahogany as Mahogany
- Ronnie-Ron as Ronnie-Ron
- Slow-Wine as Slow-Wine
- Keyonna Taylor as Keyonna
Crew
- Leilah Weinraub · Director
- Leilah Weinraub · Writer
- Drake Burnette · Producer
- Michael Hekmat · Producer
- Riel Roch Decter · Producer
- Leilah Weinraub · Producer
- Tim Dewit · Composer
- Leilah Weinraub · Cinematographer
- Minnie Bennett · Editor
- Matt Hollis · Editor