Movies:

  • 1984
    Quilombo

    Quilombo (1984)

    Quilombo

    6.71984HD

    Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony bec...

    Quilombo
  • 1991
    The Memory Thread

    The Memory Thread (1991)

    The Memory Thread

    6.91991HD

    A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate popular artist and employee of a salt mine Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos....

    The Memory Thread
  • 1978
    Black Goddess

    Black Goddess (1978)

    Black Goddess

    01978HD

    A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at...

    Black Goddess
  • 1981
    Aniceto do Império: Dia de Alforria

    Aniceto do Império: Dia de Alforria (1981)

    Aniceto do Império: Dia de Alforria

    01981HD

    Zózimo Bulbul’s film is dedicated to Zumbi dos Palmares and to all Maroons dead and alive. It portrays the life of Aniceto, who was 72 years old at the time: a union leader, a stevedore at the Rio de Janeiro port and founder of Escola de Samba Impéri...

    Aniceto do Império: Dia de Alforria