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November is the month in which Brazil celebrates Black Consciousness Day, in recognition of the struggle of people of African descent who make up the country with the largest black population outside Africa. The Bioscope is proud to present this special screening featuring award-winning films - a short film and a feature-length film - which explore different aspects of racial issues in Brazil.Films:“Cana” (2026, 15 mins, dir. Guilherme Xavier Ribeiro and Daniel Rone)Two young men from the outskirts drive a massive pickup truck down a highway surrounded by sugarcane fields, while grappling with their desires and fears about what might happen along the way.“A Day with Jerusa” (2020, 74 mins, dir. Viviane Ferreira)The lives of two women intersect in Viviane Ferreira’s beguiling film, set in São Paolo, Brazil. Silvia is a young medium and a market researcher struggling to make ends meet while awaiting the results of a public exam. Jerusa is a gracious 77-year-old lady who bears witness to daily life in Bixiga, a neighbourhood that brims with ancestral memories. On Jerusa’s birthday, while she waits for her family’s arrival, an encounter between her deepest memories and Silvia’s mediumship allows the two of them to travel through time and their intertwined histories.
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