"FILHAS DO VENTO" (DAUGHTERS OF THE WIND)

Joel Zito Araújo
Brazil, 2004, 85’
Starring: Milton Gonçalves, Ruth de Souza, Léa Garcia, Taís Araújo, Maria Ceiça, Thalma De Freitas, Rocco Pitanga, Danielle Ornellas, Kadú Carneiro, Zózimo Bulbul, Jonas Bloch



“Daughters of the wind” is a lyric story of love redemption between sisters, mothers and daughters. Assembling the largest cast of Black actors ever seen in a Brazilian film, the film touches upon themes pertinent to women everywhere, but in small-town Brazil the ghosts of slavery and racism linger and affect the characters’ lives in subtle ways. In a piece of political and social storytelling, the film maker substitutes the stereotypical roles usually played by Black actors in Brazilian television, for full, multifaceted characterization.

WITH THE DIRECTOR, JOEL ZITO ARAÚJO