‘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.
Unfortunately the movie Shakedown is not yet available on Disney Plus.
Directing | Leilah Weinraub | Director |
Production | Leilah Weinraub | Producer |
Editing | Matt Hollis | Editor |
Production | Pilar Wiley | Producer |
Sound | Brian Goodheart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Editing | Ashland Mines | Additional Editor |
Production | Riel Roch Decter | Producer |
Production | Michael Hekmat | Producer |
Editing | Minnie Bennett | Additional Editor |
Production | Sebastian Pardo | Co-Producer |
Production | Drake Burnette | Producer |
Editing | Dustin Wadsworth | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
Production | Minnie Bennett | Associate Producer |
Camera | Alivia Zivich | Additional Photography |
Sound | Tim Dewit | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Leilah Weinraub | Director of Photography |
Writing | Leilah Weinraub | Writer |