This Is Paris

This Is Paris is a 2020 documentary film produced by YouTube Originals, featuring media personality and socialite Paris Hilton.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

For the 2006 television special This Is Paris, see The Simple Life § Spin-offs.
This Is Paris
Film poster
Directed byAlexandra Dean
Written byAlexander Dean
Produced by
StarringParis Hilton
CinematographyArlene Nelson
Edited by
  • Aaron McAdams
  • Jill Woodward
Music byLara Meyerratken
Production
company
Distributed byYouTube Originals
Release date
  • September 14, 2020 (2020-09-14)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film is about Hilton's day-to-day experiences and shows previously unknown stories regarding her personal life.[8]

Production

The film was directed by Alexandra Dean.[8]

Impact

In the film, Hilton talks about her experiences in four different “troubled teen” industry programs: CEDU School in Running Springs, California, Ascent Wilderness Program in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, Cascade School in Whitmore, California, and Provo Canyon School in Provo, Utah. After running from the first three, she spent 11 months at Provo Canyon School in the late 1990s. Hilton reported that she and other students were physically and psychologically abused.[9] Some of the instances she details include how she and the other students were allegedly drugged with unknown medications, how she was allegedly restrained and forcibly transported to the different programs and how she was stripped searched and placed in a seclusion room for nearly twenty-four hours.

When This is Paris premiered, Hilton made it her mission to ensure that no more youth suffer at the hands of abusive youth residential facilities. In one year, her vocal advocacy influenced the passage of U.S. state laws in California, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, Utah, as well as a resolution in Northern Ireland.[10]

References
  1. Jackson, Angelique (September 14, 2020). "Paris Hilton Aims to Redefine Her Brand by Sharing Childhood Trauma in 'This Is Paris' Documentary". Variety. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. D'Addario, Daniel (September 7, 2020). "'This Is Paris' Exposes Paris Hilton's Trauma But Can't Crack Her Personality: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  3. "Paris Hilton built the original personal brand. Now she's letting viewers see past the facade". Fortune. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. "This Is Paris: Hilton documentary puts the reality in reality TV". The Guardian. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. Kaplan, Ilana (September 12, 2020). "Who Is Paris Hilton, Really?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. Szalavitz, Maia (September 19, 2020). "Opinion | Paris Hilton's new documentary shines a light on a shameful American industry". NBC News. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. Holland, Patrick (September 17, 2020). "YouTube's This Is Paris shows the real Paris Hilton behind her 'that's hot' persona". CNET. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. Goldsmith, Annie (August 24, 2020). "Paris Hilton Opens Up About Physical and Emotional Abuse at Boarding School". Town & Country. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  9. Yasharoff, Hannah. "After alleging abuse at her old school, Paris Hilton isn't backing down". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  10. Hilton, Paris (October 18, 2021). "Opinion: America's 'troubled teen industry' needs reform so kids can avoid the abuse I endured". Washington Post. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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