BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3384-d517c2edce5d784984e2110c43e048ea@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260610T115231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T180000 SUMMARY:Brazilian Film Series: Neighboring Sounds (O soma o redor) (2012) DESCRIPTION:\nThis series of showcases how filmmakers in Brazil respond to current social\, political\, and economic issues in their country. Th e three films included in this series explore how legacies of slavery an d dictatorship persist in contemporary Brazil in forms of inequality\, r acism\, political instability\, and challenges to democratic institution s. Released between 2012 and 2019\, these works speak directly and indir ectly to the various crises that Brazil has faced over the past decade\, from the 2013 protests of the passo livre (free fair) movement for more accessible and affordable public transit through the impeachment of Pre sident Dilma Rousseff in 2016 to the rise of the far-right with the pres idential election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018 and the continued threats to Brazil&rsquo\;s young democracy. With these screenings and subsequent d iscussions\, the series hopes to foster a broader awareness of Brazil&rs quo\;s current reality and the creative ways in which artists are dialog uing with these events and experiences.\n\nNeighboring Sounds (O soma o redor) (2012)\n\nDirected by Kleber Mendonç\;a Filho\n\nThis debut feature from Kleber Mendonç\;a Filho (Aquarius\, Bacarau) examine s the anxieties\, relationships\, and interconnected lives in a middle-c lass neighborhood of Recife. Questions of real estate speculation and a sense of security within daily routines invite deeper reflections on Bra zilian histories of violence and inequality. The film received the Toron to Film Critics Association award for Best First Feature and the prize f or Best Brazilian Film at the Sã\;o Paulo International Film Festi val. \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\ n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/brazilian_film_seri es_neighboring_sounds_o_soma_o_redor_2012/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This series of showcases how filmmakers in Brazil respond to current social, political, and economic issues in their country. The three films included in this series explore how legacies of slavery and dictatorship persist in conte mporary Brazil in forms of inequality, racism, political instability, an d challenges to democratic institutions. Released between 2012 and 2019, these works speak directly and indirectly to the various crises that Br azil has faced over the past decade, from the 2013 protests of the pa sso livre (free fair) movement for more accessible and affordable pu blic transit through the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 to the rise of the far-right with the presidential election of Jair Bol sonaro in 2018 and the continued threats to Brazil’s young democra cy. With these screenings and subsequent discussions, the series hopes t o foster a broader awareness of Brazil’s current reality and the c reative ways in which artists are dialoguing with these events and exper iences.

Neighboring Sounds (O soma o redor ) (2012)
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho

This debut feature from Kleber Mendonça Filho (Aquarius, < i>Bacarau) examines the anxieties, relationships, and interconnected lives in a middle-class neighborhood of Recife. Questions of real estat e speculation and a sense of security within daily routines invite deepe r reflections on Brazilian histories of violence and inequality. The fil m received the Toronto Film Critics Association award for Best First Fea ture and the prize for Best Brazilian Film at the São Paulo Inter national Film Festival.

 

 

 

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For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/brazilian_film_series_nei ghboring_sounds_o_soma_o_redor_2012/

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