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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Phuong Le

Swing and Sway review – creating a feminist haven amid the rise of rightwing politics

A scene from Swing and Sway
Fernanda Pessoa and Adriana Barbosa’s video diaries acted as an escape in a time of political and social turmoil. Photograph: PR IMAGE

A feminist homage; a visual record of female friendship; a political collage. Fernanda Pessoa and Adriana Barbosa’s documentary is all this and more. Based in São Paulo and Los Angeles, the two film-makers are separated by geographical distance and 2020 Covid restrictions, circumstances that trigger a chain of audiovisual correspondence in lieu of texts and emails.

Explicitly inspired by the works of feminist film-makers such as Carolee Schneemann and Cheryl Dunye, Swing and Sway tries to create a cinematic haven from the rise of rightwing politics.

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