Womens’ History Month
This event features two short films
On Thursday, March 4, CCCADI will be hosting its last ZUMBI program. This program will feature two short films, UM Jantar –The Dinner and I, A Black Woman, Resist, and a panel discussion with Sharelle Barber and Rachel E. Harding. The discussion will share the story of Marielle Franco - the Afro-Brazilian political leader who was assassinated by police in Rio de Janeiro. In addition, the conversation will address the idea of African descendant women at the margins of society fighting for equality as warriors and healers. Be sure to tune in at 7pm on the Center’s YouTube Live!
Um Jantar - The Dinner (2020) –
A short film by Marcio Momo de Abreu
As a production making up part of the Cinema Quarantine project (audiovisual experiments produced under the social restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 Era), film maker Marcio Momo de Abreu presents new short film Um Jantar. This was filmed with an i-Phone 7 and features actress, Marcia Limma.
Synopsis: Seeking to ease the loneliness of the quarantine, a woman receives an old acquaintance for dinner. But is her condition only circumstantial?
I, A Black Woman Resist (2018)
25 minutes , Co-Director Sharrelle Barber
This film bears witness to the life and legacy of Marielle Franco a champion for racial and gender equity in Brazil. A staunch critic of police brutality and state-sanctioned violence, she was assassinated on March 14th, 2018. Earlier on the evening of her assassination, Marielle led an event - “Young Black Women Moving Power Structures” at Casa Das Pretas. Deeply rooted in the longstanding tradition of Black Feminist activism in Brazil. Marielle dedicated herself to speaking truth to power up until the final moments of her life.
Featuring a first-hand account of the event at Casa das Pretas on March 14 from Sharrelle Barber, and expert interviews by Dr. Kia Caldwell, Dr. Erica L. Williams, and Zakiya Carr-Johnson, this documentary ultimately seeks to raise awareness, build consciousness, and facilitate dialogue around the necessity of transnational solidarity in the fight against racism and the global struggle for Black Lives.
Discussion: Dr Sharelle Barber, Dr. Rachel Harding
Dr. Sharrelle Barber
Co-Director - I, A Black Woman, Resist
Sharrelle Barber is a social epidemiologist and a scholar-activist whose research focuses on the intersection of “place, race, and health” and examines the role of structural racism in shaping health and racial/ethnic health inequities among Blacks in the Southern United States and Brazil. Deeply rooted in the rich legacy of “Black Women Radicals” from the South, the legacy of activism of her beloved alma mater, Bennett College, and experiences that have taken her to cities across the United States and Brazil, Dr. Barber seeks to use empirical research and scholarship to make the invisible visible and mobilize data for action.
Dr. Rachel Harding
Rachel Elizabeth Harding, a writer, historian and poet is a specialist in religions of the Afro-Atlantic diaspora and studies the relationship between religion, creativity and social justice activism in cross-cultural perspective. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Colorado Boulder.