Swing and Sway

SWING & SWAY

SWING AND SWAY (VAI E VEM)
A Feature Documentary directed by Chica Barbosa & Fernanda Pessoa
Brazil | Shot in Brazil & USA | 2022
Produced by Vulcana Cinema
Brazilian Distribution by Boulevard Filmes

The year in which everything radically changed, where real and invisible borders took on another dimension, is the root of a filmic provocation. Two girlfriends, separated by the North and South hemispheres of America, intend to dance in the tumult of images, violence, frustrations and desires. They do it through a game where registering themselves and the women around them enables a dialogue that becomes real and vivid, as an encounter and a hug determined to resist the distance.

Supported by the Visions Sud Est Fund and SPCINE Edital de Baixíssimo Orçamento.

SELECTIONS:
Opening Film at Olhar de Cinema International Film Festival (Brazil, 2022)
Sheffield Doc Fest - International Competition (UK, 2022)
International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala (India, 2022)
Pravo Ljudski Film Festival (Sarajevo, 2022)
CineBH International Film Festival (Brazil, 2022)
GuadaLAjara Film Festival (USA, 2022)
IndieCork Festival (Ireland, 2022 - Winner of The Louis Marcus Documentary Award for Best Feature Documentary
DOK Leipzig - Camera Lucida Program (Germany, 2022)
Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival (Germany, 2022) - Nominated with the Golden Key Award for Best Feature Documentary
RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Festival Festival - Special program of Brazilian Films (Canada, 2022)
Málaga Film Festival (Spain, 2023)
Cinélatino - Rencontres de Toulouse (France, 2023)
KALEIDOSKOP - Film und Freiluft am Karlsplatz (Austria, 2023)
Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (USA, 2023)
Queer Lisboa & Queer Porto (Portugal, 2023)
Move It!Film Festival for Human Rights (Germany, 2023)

LABS & MARKETS:
Sheffield Doc/Fest Arts Talent Market - UK, 2021
Arché Espaço de Pensamento e Desenvolvimento Criativo, DocLisboa - Portugal, 2021
Ji.hlava New Visions Forum: U.S. Docs - Czech Republic, 2021
FAM Work in Progress - Brasil, 2021

TEAM:
Director/DP/Editor/Sound: Chica Barbosa & Fernanda Pessoa
Produced by: Jessica Luz & Paola Wink (Vulcana Cinema)
Sound design and mix: Tiago Bello
Post-Production: Post Frontier
Color grading: Daniel Dode & Gustavo Zuchowski
Original Soundtrack: Aline Araújo, Julia Teles & Thiago Zanato
Distribution & Sales (Brazil): Leticia Friedrich