Avant-première exhibition of Baobab Flowers - an evocative and touching documentary that explores education inequality as a global issue in black communities – followed by Q&A with the Director, Gabriela Watson.
Rodrigo Lopes de Barros (Boston University) will moderate the discussion.
About Gabriela Watson Aurazo, film Director
Gabriela is a filmmaker, producer and educator who uses media to create awareness and inspire social change. Her independent work is focused on social issues related to Afro-Brazilian identity, Afro-Latino Culture, African Diaspora and education. Her first documentary “Nosotros, Afroperuanos” (We, Afro-Peruvians) was screened in more than ten countries. Her current project "Baobab Flowers" (Flores de Baobá) is starting in the festival circuit and won the Audience Award for Favorite Documentary Short at BlackStar Film Festival 2017. Gabrielaholds a MFA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University.
About Baobab Flowers
Baobab Flowers is a documentary featuring two teachers, Nyanza Bandele in Philadelphia, US and Priscila Dias in Sao Paulo, Brazil, who challenge the public educational system while trying to promote Black ancestry in the classroom.
Baobab Flowers, Brazil/ USA, 45 min., HD
Synopsis: A documentary that explores education inequality as a global issue in black communities. Merging poetic and observational style, filmmaker Gabriela Watson Aurazo bridges the lives of teachers from two different countries—Nyanza Bandele in Philadelphia, United States, and Priscila Dias in São Paulo, Brazil. The film shows the similarities between black women as mothers and educators, the impact of poorly performing schools in the black community, and the struggle to achieve equality in education.
Film's website: www.baobabflowersfilm.com
Fan page: facebook.com/baobabflowers
Português:
Flores de Baobá, Brasil/ EUA, 45 min, HD
Flores de Baobá é um documentário sobre a desigualdade no acesso à educação em comunidades negras dentro de uma perspectiva global. O filme mescla linguagem poética e observacional ao acompanhar a trajetória de duas educadoras: Nyanza Bandele, na Filadélfia e Priscila Dias, em São Paulo. A cineasta, GabrielaWatson Aurazo realiza uma jornada a fim de estabelecer conexões entre as comunidades negras da Diáspora Africana no Brasil e Estados Unidos. Sob uma perspectiva feminina, o documentário pretende abordar as semelhanças entre as mulheres negras e a luta de cada local para alcançar a igualdade na educação.
Por que comunidades periféricas apresentam uma enorme desigualdade ao acesso a educação de qualidade? Como a escola pode valorizar nossa ancestralidade africana? Qual é a importância das mulheres negras como educadoras em nossas comunidades? São algumas das questões exploradas em Flores de Baobá.
Site do filme: www.baobabflowersfilm.com
Fan page do filme: facebook.com/baobabflowers