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!
Vitã & Juru
Vitã is a filmmaker and screenwriter. They have directed the short film “The day I remembered the trip to Bicuda” (2015), produced the feature documentary “It’s Not the First Time We Fight For Our Love” (2022) and curated Brazilian Comedy FF and showcases on Hong Sangsoo films in four cities in Brazil. They also hold a master’s degree in Audiovisual at UFF (Brazil). In the ballroom scene, they participate as an independent photographer and are a member of the Legendary House of Lauren Intl.
Juru is a researcher, dramaturgist and performing arts critic. They have been the casting coach for the feature film “Com O Terceiro Olho na Terra da Profanação”, by Catu Rizo (2017) and the short film “Sunset”, by Bruno Roger (2014). They undertook the dramaturgy of the performance “Repertory n. 1”, by Davi Pontes and Wallace Ferreira. They hold a master’s in Contemporary Arts Studies at UFF and are doing their PhD in Arts at UERJ.