Category: Arts & Culture
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Games and Circle Songs
It may seem curious to some to talk about circle games these days. In times when these manifestations of spontaneous popular culture are so diminished in presence. On the streets, in the squares, in backyards, it is rarer to see or hear from children’s mouths those songs that, in the simplicity of their melodies, rhythms,…
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Brazilian trans woman Thiessa Woinbackk receives Best Performance Award at Outfest Los Angeles
Brazilian Thiessa Woinbackk was announced as the winner of the Grand Prize for Best Performance in International Features at the 38th edition of Outfest, Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, for her film debut in Valentina, directed by Cássio Pereira dos Santos.
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Valentina, the film
Valentina, the first feature film by Brazilian filmmaker Cássio Pereira dos Santos, will have its world premiere at the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, taking place from August 20 to 30, followed by a screening at the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Miami and Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, August 29. A hopeful and inspiring…
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Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival: No limits for Brazilian cinema
For the first time, a film festival, the Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival, will showcase over 100 Brazilian productions in the USA, including Puerto Rico and Alaska. The program includes feature films and documentaries produced and released in 2019/2020, as well as short films, showcases of films by indigenous filmmakers, winners of past festivals, and directors…
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Feature Film Pecado Vermelho
Driven by the desire to speak about the Black experience from a different perspective, far from stereotypes, artists have filmed the feature film “Pecado Vermelho”. The film, which tells the story of a romance between a spirit, the ‘Gypsy Pombagira’, and a man, was shot in Paulínia (SP) and in the capital of Rio de…
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Blended in the Crowd
“The man of the twentieth century does the following: Isolates himself in the midst of the crowd. Feels loneliness. Living with others around. How? I don’t know, he only knows one word by heart: ‘I’ And in his building Full of residents….a hundred, two hundred He finds it difficult To leave his apartment And say:…
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Dope Sick by Enzo Flores: an incredible distinction in the vast sea of independent shorts
A film written, directed, and produced by Brazilian filmmaker Enzo Flores is part of the Official Selection of NewFilmmakers NY and the Golden Door International Film Festival.The story begins in a present-day Bushwick, where a young heroin dealer struggles to keep up with the enormous demand, while his sister wanders the neighborhood in a desperate…
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Hope Wanted: New York in Quarantine
Hope Wanted takes place outdoors in the backyard of the New-York Historical (entrance at 5 West 76th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue), providing an outdoor environment for visitors to view the exhibition and reflect on the impact of COVID-19 in New York. Admission is free; access is limited and face coverings are…
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Building a Cinematic Bond with Refugees in Times of Crisis
A Brazilian filmmaker hopes that the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will generate more empathy and solidarity towards others, including refugees, an optimistic position also adopted by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the South American country. Karim Aïnouz is the director of “Central Airport THF,” a documentary that describes the situation of…
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True Survival Story Opens Minds and Dialogues about Mental Health
Mark Henick was precariously on the wrong side of the railing on a crumbling concrete overpass. The bridge connected two realities and, for Henick, it had become a symbol of escape — in one way or another. A voice behind him tried to help. A crowd gathered. Siren lights flashed in his peripheral vision. Surrounded,…