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