Meet Adélia Sampaio: the first black woman to have ever directed a full feature Brazilian film!
Note from BW of Brazil: Exactly the type of story that we like to share here, especially during this, November, the Month of Black Consciousness […]
Search Results for "cinema negro"
“The Black Voice in Cinema”: Debate discusses the difficulty of Afro-Brazilian actors and filmmakers finding success in Brazil’s film industry
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil’s film industry is yet another genre in which if one were to judge from movie casts it would be […]
A digital Black November: black media makers prepare special content for the Month of Black Consciousness
Note from BW of Brazil: November is almost here! If you don’t already know, November is the annual Month of Black Consciousness celebrated in hundreds of […]
Identity, exposure and representation: Encrespa Geral expo in Belo Horizonte demonstrates why we need events specifically for black audiences
Note from BW of Brazil: The title of the article pretty much says it all! As Afro-Brazilians are so under-represented in the mainstream, alternative methods […]
Behind the cameras: black directors emerge on Brazilian audiovisual scene – With recent coup, filmmakers fear restriction of black production funding
The Note from BW of Brazil: The idea of a ‘Cinema Negro’ or Black Cinema emerging in Brazil has been an idea that has been gaining […]
In documentary ‘Mulheres Negras: Projetos de Mundo (Black Women: World Projects), 9 black women share survival experiences framed in race, gender & class
Note from BW of Brazil: Black women doing for themselves, telling their stories and bringing color and consciousness to the narrative. We’ve sad it time […]
“Us by Us: Black Media in Action”: Women discuss the role of black media in 2016 edition of Festival Latinidades
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s that time of year again! Every year for the past nine years, countless hundreds of successful black Brazilian women […]
“Deus é uma mulher preta”, or ‘God is a black woman’: short film explores the experiences of black women living on the periphery of São Paulo
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the principle aims of this blog is to present the experience of black Brazilian women to an English-speaking […]
Producers from the northeastern state of Sergipe to put on an exhibit of Black Cinema
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s not often that we receive news from northeastern state of Sergipe from the racial perspective so when we get […]
Researcher participates in debate: What is black cinema and why is there resistance to this art form?
Note from BW of Brazil: The Festival Latinidades is an annual event of nearly one week that highlights the experience of black women of Latin […]
Coming in August, ‘K-Bela’, a short film by black women about transitioning into natural hair and identity
Note from BW of Brazil: Black women. Race. Representation. These three topics sum up the major reasons for the existence of this blog. Ever since […]
Black Screen Project brings black culture to the big screen and debates racism
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s good to see initiatives and projects such as this one! Afro-Brazilian history and culture and discussions of the role […]
Festival Latinidades shines spotlight on talents and versatility of feminine African Diaspora; scholars, intellectuals debate position of black women
(Originally posted on July 29, 2014; updated on July 30, 2014) Note from BW of Brazil: It would be a huge understatement to say that […]
Short films by black female directors presented at prestigious Cannes Film Festival
Note from BW of Brazil: Great news to share here but even in the good news there’s more than one side to reflect upon. Good […]
