It is that we understand we are voyeurs, ultimately of ourselves, as reflected by the mirror the voguers are holding up to us.

For pure entertainment value, the film is hard to beat; for the time when most of the footage was shot, this was a genuine underground scene, bursting with creative energy.

The applause is something, and the trophy is something, and for a little while they are what they want to be and not what the outside world considers them to be.

This iconic documentary is a warm, vibrant celebration of a subculture that has more recently hit the mainstream with the likes of Pose and RuPaul's Drag Race.