“QUILOMBO COUNTRY”
New Documentary about Black Rebel Villages of Brazil, In Debut Run at the Pioneer Theater in NYC, September 19-25, 2008– Narrated by Public Enemy’s Chuck D
"Quilombo Country," the award-winning documentary about Brazilian villages founded by escaped and rebel slaves,will have its premiere theatrical run at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater from Friday, September 19th to Thursday,September 25th every evening at 7 pm. The film is narrated by Chuck D, the legendary poet, media commentatorand leader of the iconic hip hop band Public Enemy. The Pioneer Theater is located in the heart of New York City'sast Village at 155 East 3rd Street near Avenue A. The film's creator, writer-director Leonard Abrams, will takequestions after the Friday and Saturday screenings. Seating is limited -- online purchase, especially for the Fridayand Saturday shows, is highly recommended. Go to http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer. Student discounts apply.
Brazil, once the world's largest slave colony, was brutal and deadly for millions of Africans. But many thousandsescaped and rebelled, creating settlements they called quilombos in Brazil's untamed hinterland. Largely unknownto the outside world, these communities struggle today to preserve a rich heritage born of resistance to oppression.
"Quilombo Country" explores Afrobrazilian village life among the forests and rivers of northern Brazil, with rarefootage of festivals and ceremonies that blend Catholic, African and native Amazonian rituals and customs, includingthe use of dance, drumming, tobacco and other sacred plants to facilitate the communication between the spiritualand material worlds. "Quilombo Country" is alive with first-person accounts of racial conflict, cultural ferment,political identity, and the struggle for land and human rights.
http://www.quilombocountry.com/
