This three-film collection offers a compelling exploration of race, identity, and the enduring legacy of slavery in Brazil. Combining documentary, historical reflection, and speculative fiction, these acclaimed films challenge the notion of Brazil as a racial democracy and examine how the past continues to shape contemporary struggles for representation, equality, and justice.
- Executive Order is set in a near-future Brazil where the government orders all Black citizens to relocate to Africa as a form of historical reparation. As resistance grows, the film uses satire and dystopian fiction to expose the persistence of racism and the fragility of civil rights in contemporary society.
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Denying Brazil (A Negação do Brasil) traces the representation of Black people in Brazilian television from the 1960s through the end of the twentieth century. Through clips from popular soap operas and interviews with actors and scholars, the film reveals how media has reinforced racial stereotypes while excluding Afro-Brazilians from meaningful visibility and power.
- Abolição reflects on Brazil one hundred years after the abolition of slavery in 1888. Through interviews, historical analysis, and reflections from activists, artists, and intellectuals, the film investigates the promises left unfulfilled by emancipation and the continuing realities of racial inequality.
Together, these films provide a powerful framework for understanding the historical roots and contemporary expressions of race in Brazil. Ideal for classroom use, the collection supports discussion on slavery, abolition, race relations, media representation, social justice, identity, and Afro-Brazilian history and culture.
The collection includes:
• Executive Order
• Denying Brazil (A Negação do Brasil)
• Abolição
Purchase gives streaming access (PPR) to all three films.
