I Was Born a Black Woman ('Nasci Mulher Negra')

Benedita da Silva, shanty-dweller, domestic worker, mother, organizer, poet, senator. This is a documentary on the remarkable life of the first Afro-Brazilian woman to be elected to Brazil’s senate. Filled with Afro-Brazilian music, poetry and dance. In Portuguese with English subtitles. BRAZIL

44 minutes
Filmmaker: Maria Luisa ‘Maisa’ Mendonça
Documentary Short






www.iwasbornablackwoman.com

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