Living Loud

DIR: Carin van der Donk, Isabella Vega, Sarah Teale
PRODS: Carin van der Donk, Sarah Teale

In 2016 Stacy Kovacs formed Fogo Azul, a women and non-binary samba reggae band, with 15 drummers. By 2020 they had 110 members, forming a loud leadership at marches, including the Dyke March and the Women’s March.

In February, 2020 44 members of Fogo Azul traveled to Brazil to learn from Banda Didà, the all-Black, all female samba reggae drumming group, run by the pioneer Adriana Portela.
Our documentary profiles a few of the people who form Fogo Azul and Banda Didà.

We explore the power of drumming to transform lives, and to empower women in Brazil and the USA.