A black, self-confident woman who, at 42, is still fighting for her place in Brazilian society and in the carnival.
Egili Oliveira is preparing for the 2022 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With her samba school "Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral" she takes part in the competition in the Sambódromo. It is a long and hard road until the samba dancer transforms into the dazzling queen, the "Rainha de Bateria".
Film facts
- Production
- Caroline Reucker © 2023
- Genre
- Documentary
- Duration
- 80 Min.
- Original language
- Portuguese, English with English subtitle
- Protagonists
- Egili Oliveira
- Author & Director
- Caroline Reucker
- Producer
- Caroline Reucker
- DoP
- Caroline Reucker, Antoine d'Artemare
- Editor
- Juliane Westin, Caroline Reucker
- Sounddesigner
- Music Composer
- Logistics
- Götz Reinicke
- Color Grading
- Translator
- Cover photo
- Antoine d'Artemare
- Status
- Post-production