This Is Ballroom (2024)

Genre : Documentary, Documentary, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Juru, Vitã

Synopsis

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, 50 years after its inception in New York. Rio is burning!

Actors

House of Aláfia
House of Aláfia
House of Blyndex
House of Blyndex
House of Bushido
House of Bushido
House of Cabal
House of Cabal
House of Cazul
House of Cazul
Casa de Dandara
Casa de Dandara
Casa dy Fokatruá
Casa dy Fokatruá
House of Império
House of Império
Casa de Lafond
Casa de Lafond
House of Mamba Negra
House of Mamba Negra
House of Raabe
House of Raabe
007s
007s

Crews

Juru
Juru
Director
Vitã
Vitã
Director
Suelen Menezes
Suelen Menezes
Director of Photography
Paula Monte
Paula Monte
Director of Photography
Peterkino
Peterkino
Editor
Junia Matsuura
Junia Matsuura
Creative Producer
Camila Ribeiro
Camila Ribeiro
Executive Producer

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