Project Detail

Soft Rio

Synopsis

SOFT RIO plays between erotic and erratic productions of layered movement and sound. Inspired by Audre Lorde's 1978 essay "Uses of the Erotic", the film was shot on the stage of the Rio Cinema in London (once a striptease stage) featuring dancer Astrid Sweeney and sound by @xcrswx.

Details

Year
2021
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
4 min 21 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Zara Joan Miller
Editor
Zara Joan Miller
Sound
@xcrswx
Music
@xcrswx
Principal cast
Astrid Sweeney, Zara Joan Miller

Production Status

Production Company

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