Living Loud
2024 NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
2023
United States / Brazil
40 mins
English, Portuguese
Documentary Film Competition
| Carin Van Der Donk and Sarah Teale | |
| Carin Van Der Donk and Sarah Teale | |
| Discussion or Depiction of Suicide |
‘Living Loud” is about the collaboration between two different drumming groups with a lot in common, following them as they build community and empowerment through samba reggae. In 2016, Stacy Kovacs formed Fogo Azul. The band brought together drummers of every age, race, sexuality, and gender identity. In February, 2020, Stacy took 40 members of Fogo Azul to Salvador, the center of the Afro-Brazilian community and the birthplace of samba reggae. There, they learned from Banda Didà, the first all-woman, all-Black samba reggae drum line, run by Adriana Portela. ‘Living Loud’ follows Stacy, Adriana, and drummers Selma, Sara, Velma, and Bia as the trip to Brazil transforms their lives. Adriana then travels to New York to work with Fogo Azul.
About the Director
Carin van der Donk is a Dutch photographer and camerawoman, based in New York City. At 15, she became an international fashion model. After settling in NYC, she became an assistant-producer for Art + Commerce, followed by becoming an agent and producer at Julian Meijer et Associes. She is a 2021 graduate of the International Center of Photography program in Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism. The short documentary ‘Living Loud’ is her directorial and producing debut.
Reviews
How the power of the drum brings women together in “Living Loud” – by Kennedy Hannible, Winter Film Awards
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