Rising Sun Blues

10 10
2022
83min

Portuguese

English

Country: Portugal

Original Title: Rua dos Anjos

A sex worker and a filmmaker share techniques and stories, becoming both directors and subjects.

Portuguese
English
Country: Portugal
Original Title: Rua dos Anjos

AWARDS: Eileen Maitland Award. Ann Arbor Film Festival/ Audience Award - Special Mention. QueerPorto

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Ann Arbor Film Festival / Sheffield DocFest / IndieLisboa International Film Festival / Queer Porto / Portuguese Cinema Days in Berlin / Porn Film Festival Berlin / DocPoint Film Festival / Queer.Red

Rising Sun Blues - Sex work meets filmmaking

What happens when the lens turns both ways? In this collaborative documentary, a filmmaker and a sex worker meet, connect, and create.

Trading tools of their respective crafts, they reveal layered experiences of womanhood, labor, and storytelling. This shared filmmaking process turns them into both subjects and directors—exploring the ethics of gaze, intimacy, and authorship in a society quick to judge but slow to listen.