The Great Othello Documentary Hits Cinemas in 25 Brazilian Cities

The artist was one of the greatest actors and comedians of Brazil […]

Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the 2023 Rio Film Festival, “Othello the Great” tackles the different facets of one of the greatest actors and comedians in Brazilian history, Grande Otello.

The film is directed by Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos and offers audiences an intimate and personal look at an artist who became an icon of the black struggle for space in Brazilian cinema.

On display from September 5th, ‘‘Othello the Great’ can be seen in the following squares: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Aracajú, Balneário Camboriú, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Campinas, Caxias do Sul, Cuiabá, Fortaleza, João Pessoa, Leme, Londrina, Maceió, Niterói, Palmas, Paulista, Poços Caldas, Porto Alegre, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Salvador, Santos, São José dos Campos and Vitória.

Great Othello

Black, orphaned, grandson of slaves, Umbanda and father of five, Grande Otelo challenged structural racism by immortalizing his characters in film and television, paving the way for future generations of black artists.

The film focuses on the subject Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata, this is the name of the artist, and is conducted by him, in first person, from a collection of over 300 hours, including rare images from the archives, at the Cinemateca Brasileira and in several others in Brazil and the United States.

“I like to imagine Othello as an Exu, an orixá who paved the way for black people to be here today, working with art and culture in Brazil, including myself,” explains the documentary’s director.

The film participated in several national and international festivals, such as Mostra de S. Paulo, Human Rights Culture Festival, Roda Sesc de Cinemas Negros, and had its international premiere at the Blackstar Festival in the United States, considered the Sundance of black cinema.

Source: Terra

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