BUALA

"The Alcântara Family" –The Saga of a Black Film Production in Brazil

I began to feel the painful lack of African history in my curriculum and the absence of Afro-Brazilians amongst my college peers. The way blacks were represented (or absent from) the media had bothered me since I was a child. Now, as a film producer, it made me even more uncomfortable. To escape this dilemma, I felt I had to follow my dream of making my own films, but where to begin?

Afroscreen

14.04.2010 | by Lilian Solá Santiago