This Is Ballroom

This Is Ballroom (2024)

June 19th, 20241h 34min

Documentary
75%

Overview

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!


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