Under the watchful eye of their vogueing mother, a young dancer from a Rio de Janeiro favela navigates Brazil’s vibrant ballroom scene. Together, they compete and perform at balls across the country, in one of the most dangerous places in the world to be visibly queer. When a new age of violence dawns on the LGBTQ+ communities of Brazil, the family bands together in an act of creative resistance. Filmed during the first year of the Bolsonaro presidency, MOTHER is is a queer coming of age story about the power of chosen family.
The Lush Film Fund Presents a Try Hard Film in association with Naga Productora
Directors | Jas Pitt & Kate Stonehill
Producers | Sorcha Bacon & Lua Guerreiro
Editor | Nse Asuquo
Sound Design | Odinn Ingibergsson
Composer | Pablo Scopinaro
Festivals
Grierson Nominated 2021
One World Media Prize Award Shortlisted
AFI Doc Festival, 2020
BFI London Film Festival, 2020