Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)
What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and actors? ‘Pressed, Ripped Apart’ makes use of archival sources to retrieve the trajectory of black actresses and actors who, between absences and delimited presences, between the fallacy of a racial democracy – based on the harmony among Brazil’s diverse identities – and erasure of identity, strain the history of Brazilian audiovisual and above all, our own history.
Director: Fábio Rodrigues Filho
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 27 min
Release Date: June 6, 2019
Cast
- Antônio Pitanga - (archive footage)
- Antônio Pompêo - (archive footage)
- Zezé Motta - (archive footage)
- Grande Otelo - (archive footage)
- Lázaro Ramos - (archive footage)
- Milton Gonçalves - (archive footage)
- Ruth de Souza - (archive footage)
- Léa Garcia - (archive footage)
Screenplay
Editing: Fábio Rodrigues Filho
Country: Brazil
Language: Português
Original Language: pt
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Pressed, Ripped Apart about?
- What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and actors? ‘Pressed, Ripped Apart’ makes use of archival sources to retrieve the trajectory of black actresses and actors who, between absences and delimited presences, between the fallacy of a racial democracy – based on the harmony among Brazil’s diverse identities – and erasure of identity, strain the history of Brazilian audiovisual and above all, our own history.
- Who directed Pressed, Ripped Apart?
- Pressed, Ripped Apart was directed by Fábio Rodrigues Filho.
- Who stars in Pressed, Ripped Apart?
- Pressed, Ripped Apart stars Antônio Pitanga, Antônio Pompêo, Zezé Motta, Grande Otelo, Lázaro Ramos, Milton Gonçalves.
- How long is Pressed, Ripped Apart?
- Pressed, Ripped Apart has a runtime of 27m (27 minutes).
- What genre is Pressed, Ripped Apart?
- Pressed, Ripped Apart is a Documentary film.
- Where was Pressed, Ripped Apart produced?
- Pressed, Ripped Apart was produced in Brazil.