Denying Brazil (2000)

Name: Denying Brazil
Director: Joel Zito Araújo
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000-11-20
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 8.2

8.2 (6)

Nov 20, 2000 1h 31min

Documentary

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.

Director

Joel Zito Araújo

Status

Released

Original Language