ELEGGUA (2018)

after years abroad due to his brother's murder, a renowned journalist returns to his family's home to take care of his mother, who suffers from an unknown illness. late at night, he is visited by two strangers. as new events unfold leading him to suspect that something ominous and deeply disturbing has struck his mother, a new tragedy rises.

祖母エレンが亡くなったグラハム家。過去のある出来事により、母に対して愛憎交じりの感情を持ってた娘のアニーも、夫、2人の子どもたちとともに淡々と葬儀を執り行った。祖母が亡くなった喪失感を乗り越えようとするグラハム家に奇妙な出来事が頻発。最悪な事態に陥った一家は修復不能なまでに崩壊してしまうが、亡くなったエレンの遺品が収められた箱に「私を憎まないで」と書かれたメモが挟まれていた。

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Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.

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A look at the Brazilian black movement between 1977 and 1988, going by the relationship between Brazil and Afrika.

'Black girls don't play with black dolls', says the lyrics of Preta Rara's rap, one of the characters in It Looks Like Me. The documentary explores the lack of black dolls in the Brazilian market and shows the work of the artisans who try to change this scenario facing the gigantic toy industry with their handmade dolls.

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Self-directed visual for Luedji Luna's new studio album. It verses about love and affection of black women.

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