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Rhythmic Uprising is a documentary project that seeks to empower a movement of artists who are using Afro-Brazilian traditions to elevate the quality of life for children in the culturally rich region of Bahia, Brazil.
This trailer was made with music from Bahian Hip Hop band Simples Rap'Ortagem. Check out their MySpace page for more info and more music.
Upcoming Screenings:
June 22nd :: Chicago :: 6:30pm
The Facets Cinémathèque will be featuring RU as part of the Chicago African Diaspora Film Festival in late June. The festival runs as a sister festival to the original African Diaspora Film Festival in NY which happens in late November. Facets Cinémathèque is located at 1517 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614, tel: 773 281 9075.
July 24th :: New York City :: 6pm
RU will be screening at the Exit Art gallery in New York as a part of their NÉGRITUDE multi-disciplinary exhibition. NÉGRITUDE explores the visionary 20th century political and artistic movement of the same name — coined by the Martinican poet, playwright, and politician Aimé Césaire in the 1930s — which flourished among Black intellectuals in post-World War I Paris and later spread to Africa, the United States and the Caribbean. Learn more.
July 25th :: San Francisco :: 3pm
RU will be screening at the Mission Cultural Center For Latino Arts as part of the 13th Annual Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco, California. The screening of the film will follow a performance from San Francisco's own Loco Bloco and will be followed by a panel discussion on conducting youth arts programs with limited financial resources. Learn more at the festival's website.
July 25th :: Big Sur, California :: 4pm
On the same day we're screening RU in San Fran, it'll be playing at The Big Sur Spirit Garden in conjunction with the "Rhythms of Bahia" Photography Exhibit. The featured photographers are Kati Greaney and the photography students she took under her wing at Bejé Eró. Bejé Eró is one of the groups featured in our film and one that we've tried to assist during these years through video and photography workshops and equipment donations. Kati spent a month with the kids and here's your opportunity to see the resulting photographs. Find out more at Kati's website: katigreaneyphotography.com
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