In Rio de Janeiro City and its outskirts, LGBTQ+ youth of colour 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!

Dir. Juru and Vitã | 92min | 2024 | Brazil

"pulsating documentary tells story of Brazilian ballroom...Paris is Burning gets a South American update in a film that shows the Brazilian scene as a space of solidarity and tension" - Guardian

"sensational and visually stunning....An immersive vision of the Kiki houses of Rio de Janeiro, as members challenge each other on the floor in dance, beauty and performance categories, blended with discussions on race and gender in a celebration of Black and Brown queer community" - Melbourne Queer Film Fest, Winner Best First Feature

"Meet the key performers of Rio de Janeiro’s thriving ballroom scene in an upbeat, sweaty and delightfully unruly film from a parallel universe of moves and resistance" - CPH:DOX

"Capturing the spirit of a new, emerging generation, This Is Ballroom celebrates this world as a bounteous and transformative space for queer people of colour"- Sheffield Doc Fest