Power Alley

{{Infobox film

| name = Power Alley

| native_name = {{infobox name module|pt|Levante}}

| image = Power Alley poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Lillah Halla

| writer = Lillah Halla
María Elena Morán

| producer = Clarissa Guarilha
Rafaella Costa
Louise Bellicaud
Claire Charles-Gervais

| starring = Ayomi Domenica Dias

| cinematography = Wilssa Esser

| editing = Eva Randolph

| music = Maria Beraldo

| studio = Arissas
Manjericão Filmes
In Vivo Films
Cimarrón Cine

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2023|9|23|Cannes|df=y}}

| runtime = 99 minutes

| country = Brazil
France
Uruguay

| language = Portuguese

}}

Power Alley ({{langx|pt|Levante}}) is a 2023 drama film co-written and directed by Lillah Halla.Éric Lavallée, [https://www.ioncinema.com/reviews/lillah-halla-levante-power-alley-review "That Time of the Month: Halla Offers Ringside Seats to the Courts – Both On and Off"]. Ioncinema, 23 May 2023. The film centres on Sofia (Ayomi Domenica Dias), a 17-year-old volleyball player in Brazil who is on the verge of being offered an athletic scholarship, when she unexpectedly finds herself pregnant and must struggle to find a way to get an abortion in light of the political and legal situation in the country.David Katz, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/442953/ "Review: Power Alley"]. Cineuropa, 24 May 2023.

The film also addresses secondary themes about the status of LGBTQ communities in Brazil; Sofia herself is dating one of her teammates, and her volleyball team includes LGBTQ teammates whose own struggles for equality are depicted alongside Sofia's struggle for reproductive choice.Wendy Ide, [https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/power-alley-cannes-review/5182152.article "‘Power Alley’: Cannes Review"]. Screen Daily, 23 May 2023.

Its supporting cast includes Loro Bardot, Grace Passô, Gláucia Vandeveld, Rômulo Braga and Larissa Siqueira.

Production

Halla's feature debut, the film was made as an international coproduction of companies from Brazil, France and Uruguay after its initial funding was rescinded in a wave of politically-motivated arts cutbacks by the government of Jair Bolsonaro.Alex Denney, [https://www.anothermag.com/design-living/14915/power-alley-levante-lillah-halla-cannes-film-brazil-abortion "Power Alley, a Furious Cannes Debut About Abortion in Brazil"]. AnOther, 6 June 2023.

Distribution

Ahead of its premiere, the film secured a sales deal with M-Appeal,Leo Barraclough, [https://variety.com/2023/film/global/power-alley-m-appeal-cannes-critics-week-1235594122/ "Suspense-Filled Abortion Drama ‘Power Alley’ Boarded by M-Appeal Ahead of Cannes’ Critics’ Week Premiere"]. Variety, 25 April 2023. which announced numerous international distribution deals later in the year.Leo Barraclough, [https://variety.com/2023/film/global/cannes-let-me-go-power-alley-1235744709/ "Cannes Titles ‘Let Me Go,’ ‘Power Alley’ Secure Distribution in Multiple Territories"]. Variety, 4 October 2023.

The film premiered in the Critics' Week program at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival,Scott Roxborough, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-2023-critics-week-lineup-1235376499/ "Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils Lineup"]. The Hollywood Reporter, 17 April 2023. where it was the winner of the FIPRESCI Prize for Parallel Sections{{Cite web |last=Bałaga |first=Marta |date=27 May 2023 |title='The Zone of Interest,' 'The Settlers' Score Fipresci Awards at Cannes |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/fipresci-cannes-zone-of-interest-the-settlers-1235626957/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} and was in contention for the Queer Palm.{{Cite web |title=Festival de Cannes : voici les films en lice pour la Queer Palm 2023 |url=https://tetu.com/2023/05/04/cinema-festival-cannes-2023-liste-films-lgbt-competition-queer-palm/ |author=Florian Ques |website=Têtu |date=4 May 2023 |access-date=16 May 2023 |language=fr}}

At the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma in Canada, it was the winner of the inaugural Fierté Montréal prize for best LGBTQ-themed film in the festival lineup.

Reception

=Awards and nominations=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Awards and nominations for Power Alley ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Date of ceremony ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Recipient(s) ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" \| {{Ref heading}}
rowspan="4" scope="row" \| Cannes Film Festival \| 24 May 2023 \| Critics' Week Grand Prix \| rowspan="4" \| Lillah Halla \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \| {{cite web\|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/441236/\|title=Three European filmmakers selected in competition for Cannes' Critics' Week\|last=Lemercier\|first=Fabien\|date=19 April 2023\|website=Cineuropa\|access-date=31 October 2023}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.semainedelacritique.com/uploads/edition/a3782657d1010a4d6c3b35224efe482b.pdf\|title=Programme 2023\|publisher=Critics' Week\|page=8\|language=fr\|access-date=17 September 2024}}
26 May 2023 \| Queer Palm \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \| {{cite magazine\|last=Mabilon\|first=Léa\|date=15 May 2023\|title=Isabel Sandoval, jurée de la Queer Palm 2023 : "Être "queer", selon moi, c'est résister à la conformité"\|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/culture/isabel-sandoval-juree-de-la-queer-palm-2023-etre-queer-selon-moi-c-est-resister-a-la-conformite-20230515\|magazine=Madame Figaro\|language=fr\|access-date=31 October 2023}}
rowspan="2" \| 27 May 2023 \| Caméra d'Or \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \| {{cite magazine\|last=Colon\|first=Tanguy\|date=28 April 2023\|title=Cannes 2023 : Anaïs Demoustier présidera le jury de la Caméra d'Or\|url=https://www.boxofficepro.fr/cannes-2023-anais-demoustier-presidera-le-jury-de-la-camera-dor/\|magazine=Boxoffice Pro\|language=fr\|access-date=25 March 2024}}
FIPRESCI Prize for Parallel Sections \| {{won}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| Festival du nouveau cinéma \| 15 October 2023 \| Prix Fierté Montréal \| Lillah Halla and Maria Elena Morán \| {{won}} \| align="center" \| {{cite web\|url=https://nouveaucinema.ca/fr/articles/palmares-longs-metrages-2023 \|title=Palmarès longs métrages 2023\|website=nouveaucinema.ca\|language=fr\|access-date=31 October 2023}}
scope="row" \| Bergamo Film Meeting \| March 18, 2024 \| Grand Prix \| Lillah Halla \| {{won}} \| align="center" \| {{cite web\| url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/458599/\| title =Power Alley crowned the winner at the Bergamo Film Meeting\| last =De Marco\| first =Camillo\| date =2024-03-18\| publisher = Cineuropa\| access-date =2024-03-30}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Awards and nominations for Power Alley

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Date of ceremony

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Recipient(s)

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" | {{Ref heading}}

rowspan="4" scope="row" | Cannes Film Festival

| 24 May 2023

| Critics' Week Grand Prix

| rowspan="4" | Lillah Halla

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/441236/|title=Three European filmmakers selected in competition for Cannes' Critics' Week|last=Lemercier|first=Fabien|date=19 April 2023|website=Cineuropa|access-date=31 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.semainedelacritique.com/uploads/edition/a3782657d1010a4d6c3b35224efe482b.pdf|title=Programme 2023|publisher=Critics' Week|page=8|language=fr|access-date=17 September 2024}}

26 May 2023

| Queer Palm

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|last=Mabilon|first=Léa|date=15 May 2023|title=Isabel Sandoval, jurée de la Queer Palm 2023 : "Être "queer", selon moi, c'est résister à la conformité"|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/culture/isabel-sandoval-juree-de-la-queer-palm-2023-etre-queer-selon-moi-c-est-resister-a-la-conformite-20230515|magazine=Madame Figaro|language=fr|access-date=31 October 2023}}

rowspan="2" | 27 May 2023

| Caméra d'Or

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|last=Colon|first=Tanguy|date=28 April 2023|title=Cannes 2023 : Anaïs Demoustier présidera le jury de la Caméra d'Or|url=https://www.boxofficepro.fr/cannes-2023-anais-demoustier-presidera-le-jury-de-la-camera-dor/|magazine=Boxoffice Pro|language=fr|access-date=25 March 2024}}

FIPRESCI Prize for Parallel Sections

| {{won}}

| align="center" |

scope="row" | Festival du nouveau cinéma

| 15 October 2023

| Prix Fierté Montréal

| Lillah Halla and Maria Elena Morán

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=https://nouveaucinema.ca/fr/articles/palmares-longs-metrages-2023 |title=Palmarès longs métrages 2023|website=nouveaucinema.ca|language=fr|access-date=31 October 2023}}

scope="row" | Bergamo Film Meeting

| March 18, 2024

| Grand Prix

| Lillah Halla

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{cite web| url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/458599/| title =Power Alley crowned the winner at the Bergamo Film Meeting| last =De Marco| first =Camillo| date =2024-03-18| publisher = Cineuropa| access-date =2024-03-30}}