2000 | Brazil | Documentary

Denying Brazil

  • Portuguese English 93 mins
  • Director | Joel Zito Araújo
  • Writer | Joel Zito Araújo

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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.

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