The White Death of the Black Wizard (A morte branca do feiticeiro negro) | Essays From the Future (Ensaios do futuro)

Expired May 30, 2022 6:59 AM

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In-person screenings of this program will take place on May 20 at 7:30pm & May 22 at 5pm at Northwest Film Forum.

Travessias Brazilian Film Festival 2022 will be held both virtually and in-person. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID Festival Passes are available here!

Can the future foresee the past? Can it reinvent the way we interpret the histories and documents that arrived in our time? Drawing on archival materials and oral testimonies, the films in this program introduce underrepresented groups or individuals as narrators of their own stories.

Pode o futuro prever o passado? Ou reinventar a forma como interpretamos as histórias e os documentos que chegaram até nossos tempos? Usando imagens de arquivo, os filmes-ensaios desta sessão apresentam indivíduos ou grupos sub-representados como narradores de suas próprias histórias.

Memories of Brazil's history of slavery overflow into ethereal landscapes and harrowing noises. Through a poetic visual essay, an intimate sensory journey reflects on the silencing and erasure of Black people in the African diaspora.

Awarded 2020 Best Short Film by Brazilian Film Critics Association.

Year
2020
Runtime
10 minutes
Language
Portuguese
Country
Brazil

Director
Rodrigo Ribeiro

4 films in package

Colmeia

In Colmeia, a woman recently released from prison tells her story for the first time. Having christened herself Huri, she recounts how she faced judgment from neighbors and family members for defending herself from sexual assault. Set against a deceptively tranquil backdrop of lapping waves, Colmeia is intimate and poetic, enlivened with Huri’s interpretations of tarot and dreams.

Closed captions available

The White Death of the Black Wizard (A morte branca do feiticeiro negro)

Apiyemiyekî?

Apiyemiyekî? addresses the genocide of the Waimiri-Atroari people in 1970s, when during the Brazilian dictatorship indigenous lands in the mid-west were invaded for the construction of the national road BR-174 and the installation of a mining company. Illustrations about the period, created by the indigenous population, including children, reveal a traumatic history, referring us to the present day.

Fartura

From domestic images, food reveals a way of living in community.