The White Death of The Black Wizard
Memories of the Brazilian slavery past overflow into ethereal landscapes and harrowing noises. Through a visual poetic essay, an intimate and sensory journey reflects on the silencing and invisibility of black people in the diaspora.
| Director | Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade |
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In The White Death of the Black Wizard, talented Afro-Brazilian director Rodrigo Riberio-Andrade revisits the country's painful slave past, evoking the many lives that were destroyed by the violence of colonization. At the heart of this experimental short is a 19th century letter written by a slave named Timóteo, just before he took his own life. The filmmaker skillfully juxtaposes this man's story with archival footage from the time, unfolding the faces reduced to a life of silence. By killing himself, Timóteo made his final gesture of insurrection, unfortunately the only one that his agency allowed him, to free himself from his suffering and, finally, to break the silence imposed on his people.
RIDM Programming Collective
Presented in collaboration with
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Français
10 mn
Language: Français -
English
10 mn
Language: English
- Année 2020
- Pays Brazil
- Durée 10
- Producteur Gata Maior Filmes
- Langue Portuguese
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court Through a visual poetic essay, an intimate and sensory journey that reflects on Brazilian slavery past
- Mention festival Sélection - RIDM 2020
- Programmateur Le collectif de programmation des RIDM|aucune;
- Ordre 3
In The White Death of the Black Wizard, talented Afro-Brazilian director Rodrigo Riberio-Andrade revisits the country's painful slave past, evoking the many lives that were destroyed by the violence of colonization. At the heart of this experimental short is a 19th century letter written by a slave named Timóteo, just before he took his own life. The filmmaker skillfully juxtaposes this man's story with archival footage from the time, unfolding the faces reduced to a life of silence. By killing himself, Timóteo made his final gesture of insurrection, unfortunately the only one that his agency allowed him, to free himself from his suffering and, finally, to break the silence imposed on his people.
RIDM Programming Collective
Presented in collaboration with
-
Français
Duration: 10 minutesLanguage: Français10 mn -
English
Duration: 10 minutesLanguage: English10 mn
- Année 2020
- Pays Brazil
- Durée 10
- Producteur Gata Maior Filmes
- Langue Portuguese
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court Through a visual poetic essay, an intimate and sensory journey that reflects on Brazilian slavery past
- Mention festival Sélection - RIDM 2020
- Programmateur Le collectif de programmation des RIDM|aucune;
- Ordre 3
