‘Sem Asas’ (no wings), film about police murder of black boys, wins ‘Brazilian Oscar’ for best short fiction
Note from BBT: It’s a topic that needs to be discussed. I knew there was a serious problem when I started reading reports on the […]
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Black Cinema: In film Guri, A mother softens her son’s pain of racism
Black Cinema: In film ‘Guri’, a mother softens her son’s pain of racism Note from BW of Brazil: As the existence of racism in Brazilian Society […]
Web Series “Pretas” All About a black woman boxer in the Amazon
Web Series “Pretas” All About a black woman boxer in the Amazon Note: The more I ask the question, the more deafening the silence on […]
Ignored in their own country’s film industry, the work of black Brazilian filmmakers is being recognized by numerous international film festivals
Note from BW of Brazil: So the big news of the week is that fans of black cinema saw a record number of black people […]
About Necropoetics and Black Cinema: Afro-Brazilian directors from the state of Minas Gerais are making history as the new voices of Brazilian film
Note from BW of Brazil: The topic of today’s post is a theme that this blog has been exploring for some time and I have […]
“It’s very complex the situation of a white telling the story of a black, without being in his place”: The absence of black representation behind the cameras
Note from BW of Brazil: The time is long past due. We know that there are a number of talented Afro-Brazilian filmmakers that have directed […]
Set in Bahia with a primarily black cast, award-winning “Café com Canela” is first full-length fictional film directed by a black woman in 34 years; movie makes its debut across the country this month
Set in Bahia with a primarily black cast, award-winning “Café com Canela” is first full-length fictional film directed by a black woman in 34 years; […]
Fists up!! Members of Afro-Brazilian intellectual debate group fill mall movie theater to watch Black Panther; pride, cheers and emotion symbolize the whole night
Note from BW of Brazil: After all of the hype and anticipation of the premier of the Marvel film Black Panther in São Paulo, I’m […]
“Black Panther” arrives in Brazil, shows the possible side of cinema: “We want to see stories with black heroes & heroines, characters breaking stereotypes”
Note from BW of Brazil: The wait is finally over! For more than a week now, I watched people share photos, trailers and comments about […]
Afroflix: New free online platform gives visibility to film productions of black Brazilians; service currently features over 100 features
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been a long, hard struggle and initiatives such as this will surely aid the cause! It’s no secret that […]
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 […]
Young black filmmakers win movie award at Rio’s Festival 72 Horas; short film ‘Siyanda’ wins best screenplay and third best film
Note from BW of Brazil: More great news! As we have seen in number of recent posts over the past few years, Afro-Brazilian filmmakers are […]
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 […]