On a special film review episode, the LMC speaks with Brazilian film producer Talize Sayegh and Afro-Diaspora International Film Festival cofounder Diarah N’Daw-Spech on the new Brazilian film, Marighella, and the challenges of Brazilian films breaking into the American market.
Category Archives: Afro Diaspora
April 15th, 2022: Brazil’s Afrofuturism
On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance writer Kiratiana Freelon on the use of Afrofuturism through the lens of the Afro-Brazilian experience and how Afro-Brazilian artists and writers both differ and parallel their American counterparts.
February 11th, 2022: Elza Soares, Presente!!!
On a special music episode of the LMC, host Oscar Fernandez spends the hour with freelance writer and ethnomusicologist Felipe Maia to pay homage to Afro-Brazilian samba legend Elza Soares and how she overcame poverty, domestic abuse, sexism, and institutional racism in Brazil’s music industry.
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