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Ballroom, danser pour exister

Ballroom, danser pour exister

137 min

Ballroom immerses us in the LGBTQIA+ and racialized community of Greater Paris, united around ballroom culture. We follow the daily lives of young adults at the House of Revlon, each with issues that resonate strongly with the societal challenges of 21st-century France. Hybrid heroes, on the edge between marginality and the star system.

Directed by Amandine Gay

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