(run-time 90 min, including post-screening discussion)

More than 4 million Africans were brought to Brazil during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. More than anywhere else in the Americas.

This documentary film, narrated by Pulitzer-Prize winner author Alice Walker, centers the Afro-indigenous Candomblé spiritual culture in Bahia, Brazil. Grounded in strong community and Earth-based wisdom, Candomblé is a potent legacy of enslaved Africans in the Americas. The film explores contemporary and historical social challenges, resiliency, and triumphs of Candomblé and its devotees through the voices of extraordinary female leaders.

This award-winning documentary made its Pittsburgh premiere in 2016, including a panel discussion with Alice Walker, who participated in several workshops during her visit, and enjoyed a tour at City of Asylum before Alphabet City was open. These Pittsburgh connections were made possible by Sabira Bushra (Cole) and the Sembene Film Festival.

Filmmakers Donna Roberts and Gerald (Chip) Hoffman will participate in a post-screening discussion and audience Q+A.

The Show Must Go On(line) is made possible thanks to generous support from the Benter Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Opportunity Fund, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and an Anonymous Foundation.

Yemanjá: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil presented by the Sabira Cole Film Festival