URIARA MACIEL
URIARA MACIEL
Director and Actor
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Uriara Maciel has made a bold impression in the artistic community, captivating audiences with her eclectic and engaging work. Through her innovative and thought-provoking projects, Uriara has become a standout artist in the industry, with many online publications and mentions to her name. See for yourself why Uriara Maciel is a name you won't forget by exploring some of her latest features and clips.
It is the last day of the big carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro. Demétria, a single mother, is waiting for her daughter Cora in a favela. But instead of Cora, various men arrive: a priest, the governor and a policeman. A brutal police raid is underway, allegedly because of drug dealing. The police contemptuously call the inhabitants of the neighbourhood “favelados” and “slumdogs” and the military shoots even at unarmed children. Meanwhile, Demétria and the women around her desperately try to save their daughters and sons. READ MORE
Humboldt research meets contemporary art: In this lecture series, entitled The Humboldt Experiment, Brazilian director Mirah Laline stages a series of performance lectures centred around the life and work of Alexander von Humboldt. Artists come together with researchers from the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften to make Alexander von Humboldt’s scientific legacy a truly sensory experience. The focus of the performance on 24 and 25 November is on Slavery. Mirah Laline, author Uriara Maciel and Humboldt expert Tobias Kraft (BBAW) develop a lecture-performance that reveals structures of power and exploitation that persist until today. READ MORE
Am meisten freut Bárbara Santos und João Pedro Prado die Kategorie, in der ihr Film „Ash Wednesday“ auf der Berlinale laufen wird: Perspektive Deutsches Kino. „Ash Wednesday“ erzählt von Polizeigewalt gegen Schwarze in Brasilien, gedreht wurde auf Portugiesisch. Ein Musical. Brasilianische Rhythmen, brasilianische Farben. „Dass dieser Film in der Perspektive läuft: Was sagt das bitte darüber aus, was deutsches Kino heute ist!?“, sagt Prado. Es begeistert ihn. MEHR LESEN
