Triggered by the unveiling of a family secret, Aline Motta went on an ancestral quest, traveling to rural areas in Brazil, Portugal, and Sierra Leone, and creating a counter-narrative to what is usually told about the way Brazilian families were formed. A discussion about racism, representation, belonging and identity.
Also in this combined programme
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Pequena África
Zózimo Bulbul’s fourth film explores neighbourhoods known as ‘Little Africa’, places of black cultural resistance inhabited by freed ensl -
Elekô
A collage of poetic performances leading through an audio-visual experience of being a black woman. -
Merê
Film on black female protagonism in the Candomblé Jeje Mahi tradition; investigating its roots in Benin and its links to Brazil. -
Travessia
An intimate and poetic essay about the photographic memory of black families. Both a critical perspective and tender counternarrative. -
NoirBLUE – Déplacements d’une danse
A compelling performative audiovisual essay on the diasporic experience of reconnecting with the African continent to retrieve cultural origins.
Film details
- Country of production
- Brazil
- Year
- 2018
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 8'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
