CINE MAMBEMBE (CINEMA DISCOVERS BRAZIL)

56 minutes

Director: Lais Bodanzky & Luiz Bolognesi

Country: Brazil

Year: 1998

Language: Portugese (English Subtitles)

Overview:

A pair of filmmakers journey to the interior of Brazil, screening short films to audiences in town squares. From Bahía to the Amazon, they discover a vast country going to the movies, seeing themselves on the big screen for the first time.

Previewing Activities

• What do you think it would be like to live in a village Brazil?
• How would you react if you saw yourself in a movie?
• How do you think indigenous people would react?

Post-viewing Activities

• What kind of movies did the filmmakers show?
• How did the people react to these films?
• How did their reactions differ from the reactions you think you would have had?

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