Pelourinho, They Don’t Really Care About Us

Pelourinho, They Don’t Really Care About Us

9 mins | Documentary | Jan. 23, 2019

The starting point for this colourful film is a letter from human rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois to the American embassy in Brazil. The fact that in 1927 it was impossible for African Americans to travel to Brazil reminds us of the inequality still faced by that country’s black inhabitants.

Pelourinho, They Don’t Really Care About Us

9 mins | Documentary | Jan. 23, 2019

Pelourinho, They Don’t Really Care About Us
The starting point for this colourful film is a letter from human rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois to the American embassy in Brazil. The fact that in 1927 it was impossible for African Americans to travel to Brazil reminds us of the inequality still faced by that country’s black inhabitants.
Producers Obibini Pictures
Original title Pelourinho, They Don’t Really Care About Us
Directors Akosua Adoma Owusu
Writers

Cast

Laís Machado

as (voice)

Augusto Soledade

as (voice)