Join for a screening of Antônio Pitanga´s latest film, “Malês,” followed by a conversation with the filmmaker and actress Camila Pitanga. The Q&A will be held in Portuguese with simultaneous English interpretation.

MALÊS is a journey of resilience and courage, set in Salvador, Bahia in 1835. During their marriage, two young Muslims are torn from their homeland in Africa and enslaved in Brazil. Separated by cruel fate, they struggle to survive and find each other again, while finding themselves involved in the largest slave uprising in Brazilian history: the Malês Uprising.

Registration not required. Seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

Speakers:

Antonio Pitanga, Actor & Director

Camila Pitanga, Actor

Moderator: Sidney Chalhoub, David and Peggy Rockefeller Professor of History and of African and African American Studies; Chair, Department of History; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures