Film available for the following regions:
Italy, European Union and Grand Britain
Poster:
Synopsis:
“Negra” shows the film director in her search of exploring what it means to inhabit Mexico as a black woman. It tells the story of five afro-descendant women, exposing racism, resistance and processes of self-acceptance, strategies for transcending stereotypes, and the celebration of their identity.
Awards:
Premio del Pubblico al Miglior Documentario al Chicago Latino Film Festival (USA, 2021); Premio Lola al Miglior Lungometraggio documentario al Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (USA, 2021); Premio al Miglior Lungometraggio documentario messicano al “Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey” (Messico, 2020); Menzione onoraria del Premio José Rovirosa al Miglior Documentario messicano dell’anno (Messico, 2020).
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Biophilmography:
Medhin Tewolde Serrano is an Eritrean-Mexican woman. After her training in documentary film making in Barcelona, she accompanied participatory video processes in Spain, Tunisia, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. This revealed her own process of constructing identity as an Afro-descendant woman, which motivated her to create a documentary that speaks to the significance of being a Black woman in Mexico.
Screenplay:
Medhin Tewolde Serrano
Director of Photography:
Juan Antonio Méndez Rodríguez
Editing:
Nicolas Défossé
Sound:
Carlo Massarelli, Jaime Álvarez, Martín de Torcy, Carlos Cortés Navarrete
Cast:
Helen Martínez, Mónica Morales García, Azucena López, Geidy Mena, Medhin Tewolde Serrano
Producer:
Daniela Contreras
Production:
Terra Nostra Films
LEGENDA:
European Union = the 27 EU countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Malta)3 Americas = from Alaska to Patagonia