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Samba of Saints: An Afro-Bahian Resistance Movement
Samba of Saints: An Afro-Bahian Resistance Movement

SAMBA OF SAINTS: AN AFRO-BAHIAN RESISTANCE MOVEMENT

Samba de Santo - Resistência Afro-Baiana

Directed by Betão Aguiar
Brazil, 2020
Documentary

Synopsis

Three Carnival blocks, born from Candomblé religion, in Bahia, are the center of this documentary: Ilê Aiyê, Cortejo Afro and Bankoma. Through the work of these centenary groups, the film explores the black culture, its dances, its fabrics and its ancestrality.

Synopsis

Three Carnival blocks, born from Candomblé religion, in Bahia, are the center of this documentary: Ilê Aiyê, Cortejo Afro and Bankoma. Through the work of these centenary groups, the film explores the black culture, its dances, its fabrics and its ancestrality.