Documentary · Brazil · 2000 · 1h 31m

Denying Brazil

A Negação do Brasil

Director

Cast

Joel Zito Araújo as Narrator (voice) João Acaiabe as Narrator (voice) Ruth de Souza as Herself Zezé Motta as Herself Milton Gonçalves as Himself Léa Garcia as Herself

Crew

Adrian Cooper — Director of Photography Cleumo Segond — Director of Photography Joel Zito Araújo — Editor Adrian Cooper — Editor Joel Zito Araújo — Screenplay

Synopsis

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.

Mood & Themes

civil rights telenovela

Key Collaborators

Joel Zito Araújo Director Adrian Cooper Director of Photography Cleumo Segond Director of Photography Joel Zito Araújo Editor Adrian Cooper Editor Joel Zito Araújo Screenplay

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