THIS IS BALLROOM
Experience how LGTBQ+, underprivileged kids in Rio embrace ballroom and make it their own
Director:
Juru / Vitã
Running Time:
92 min.
Country:
Brazil
Year:
2024
Language:
Portuguese
Subtitles:
English
(salão de baile)
Ballroom culture is associated with playful gender expression, but is also deeply connected to race and class. For many young, underprivileged folks, the Houses and balls are a safe space - they are a home, a hospital and a church.
In Rio de Janeiro City and its outskirts, LGBTQ+ youth of color recreates Ballroom culture on their own terms. A portrait of the dramas, the voguing performances, and the art of shade, as they put a decidedly Brazilian spin on it.
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