Rising Sun Blues

Two women from completely different walks of life meet. A filmmaker and a sex worker begin a creative process together in which they exchange experiences and renegotiate boundaries. As they introduce each other to their techniques, the roles between documentation and staging, between director and protagonist, become blurred. What does it mean to show oneself? And how does the narrative change when you stop just observing and start actively shaping it? RISING SUN BLUES by Renata Ferraz and Maria Roxo is an experimental documentary that focuses on social norms and individual perspectives. With a sensitive visual language and multi-layered dialogues, the film questions how visibility and artistic autonomy intertwine. The encounter between the two women develops into a debate about work, power and creative self-determination. The film celebrated its premiere at the 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival, where it won the Eileen Maitland Award. It was also shown at the Sheffield DocFest, DocLisboa and FIDMarseille.