(Cabeça de Nêgo)

Please be advised that this film contains images of gun violence.

Friday, Feb. 16 / 8:30 pm / RCAH Theater (Directions HERE)

Genre: Drama / Language: Portuguese with English Subtitles / Country: Brazil 🇧🇷/ Free and Open to the Public

Free and Open to the Public

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Date: Friday, Feb. 16
Time: 8:30pm
Location: RCAH Theater (Directions HERE)

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Genre: Drama
Language: Portuguese with English Subtitles 
Country: Brazil 🇧🇷
Duration: 86 minutes

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Presented by:

• Estela Gonçalves de Souza, PhD Student, Instructor, Michigan State University
• Greco Nogueira, Location Sound Recordist / Sound Designer

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ABOUT THE FILM

Based on real events, this political drama fuses Brazilian history with international anti-racist movements. Saulo, a black introverted student and fan of the Black Panther Movement, challenges his school in the largely white city of Fortaleza.

After Saulo’s reaction to a racial insult from a classmate, his teachers describe him as a young delinquent and swiftly attempt to expel him ignoring his usually calm and articulate demeanor. Outraged, Saulo refuses to leave the school until justice is done. His solitary occupation ends up challenging the school’s board and mobilizes the entire community. The students did not anticipate, however, the principal’s extreme reaction.

Echoing events from around the world, A Bruddah’s Mind effectively calls out racism, misogyny, and militarism. It reminds us about the importance of activism, political engagement, and the sacrifices that come with it.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Déo Cardoso was born in the United States, from Brazilian parents, and of Afro and Native descent (mixed race). A director and screenwriter, Cardoso has a specialization in Dramatic Writing from Dragão do Mar Institute of Art and Culture (Fortaleza, CE), and holds a Master of Fine Arts diploma in Cinema from Ohio University, United States. After writing and directing 5 fiction short films and 2 short documentaries, Déo is launching his first fiction feature film, A BRUDDAH’S MIND, financed by ANCINE, the Brazilian Film Agency.