Afro Brazilian Movies

Mariana, a young black woman is recovering from a heavy depression. she just wants to be happy, but hasn’t found her way yet.

This documentary accompanies the journey of artists who exalt and celebrate ancestry and the orishas in their work. It also offers a manifesto...

After years abroad due to his brother's murder, a renowned journalist returns to his family's home to take care of his mother, who suffers from an...

Young African-Brazilian Miguel drives across the country in search of a long-lost relative to find out about his ancestry. However, a deeper...

A debate about the presence of black culture in Brazilian contemporaneity, as well as the various paradoxes found in the environment of a society...

'Black girls don't play with black dolls', says the lyrics of Preta Rara's rap, one of the characters in It Looks Like Me. The documentary explores...

In love with Brazil and Maria, a soap opera heroin harassed by a corrupt contractor, Abdelinho suffers parallel ordeal in Morocco by pressure of Amr...

In 2095, amidst a future ravaged by the effects of climate change and excessive resource exploitation, Estela, a Afro-Indigenous heroine is plagued...

Prior his first exhibition, Leo tries to find the best to way to express both his art and himself.

Festive Land examines one of the largest and most extraordinary popular celebrations in the world, the week-long Carnival that brings more than two...

This controversial film from director Glauber Rocha records the funeral of his friend, major Brazilian painter Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

Murilo, a Black graffiti artist from São Paulo, Brazil, shares his memories in an animated diary blending 2D, 3D, and live-action about his...

Self-directed visual for Luedji Luna's new studio album. It verses about love and affection of black women.

Amid an identity crisis, Fábio, 22 years old, a young black man from Cidade Tiradentes, reconnects with his past through a funk party with...

When a young Afro-Brazillian dancer is pressured to live up to her mother’s decorated Samba career, she is haunted by who the world wants her...