Pelourinho: They Don't Really Care About Us
Synopsis
Inspired by a 1927 letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to the U.S. Embassy of Brazil about discrimination toward Black American travelers, the film connects Du Bois’s struggle to enter Brazil with the later celebration of Michael Jackson there, tracing a century of Black visibility shaped by both restriction and spectacle.
Ghana, United States, Portuguese, English
Support
Goethe-Institut Vila Sul, Salvador-Bahia
Awards
• Special Jury Mention, Videoex International Experimental Film & Video Festival, Zürich
Cast & Crew
Directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu
Produced by Obibini Pictures LLC
Cinematography by Akosua Adoma Owusu
Voice Over: Lais Machado & Augusto Soledade
Edited by Dylan Bowman
Sound Design & Mix by Kari Rae Seekins
Selected Screenings
• International Film Festival Rotterdam
• New York Film Festival
• BFI London Film Festival
• San Francisco International Film Festival
• Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
• ZINEBI - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film Festival
• São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Curta Kinoforum
• REDCAT
• Maryland Film Festival
Platform Selections
e-flux Video & Film
We Are One: A Global Film Festival