{"id":50292,"date":"2021-11-29T13:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T17:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/?p=50292"},"modified":"2021-11-29T13:00:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T17:00:45","slug":"agenda-cultural-26-november-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/2021\/11\/29\/agenda-cultural-26-november-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda Cultural: 26 November, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roger Costa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

@New York African Diaspora Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 29th<\/sup> edition of the diverse and multi ethnic African Diaspora Film Festival held in various venues in New York City kicks off tonight with the World Premiere of the modern comedy \u201cThe Sleeping Negro\u201d(photo) directed by Skinner Myers. The 2021 Festival continues next week and runs through December 12th<\/sup> with special presentations and live screenings of the most exciting and entertaining films exploring the Black lifestyle in varied cultures. Brazilian films are represented by a few must-see titles, including nightly screenings of the action-fueled historical thriller \u201cMarighella\u201d, 2021 box-office hit that continues to attract audiences in Brazil; The Festival will also offer Online Viewing of all films: Director Daniel Filho\u2019s latest erotic crime mystery \u201cThe Silence of the Rain\u201d starring Lazaro Ramos and Claudia Abreu; the polemic socio-political activism teen drama \u201cA Bruddah\u2019s Mind\u201d, and \u201cDoutor Gama\u201d, the latest in accomplished director Jeferson De\u2019s biographical exploration on Black Brazilian revolutionaries who tragically fought for their freedom and justice. The lineup features Award-winning films of varied range of comedy, thrillers, dramas and adventures, certainly to delight everyone. INFO: www.NYADIFF.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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@NJPAC<\/strong><\/p>\n

The worldwide famous ensemble band EARTH, WIND & FIRE is considered one of the most accomplished and funkiest bands of all time, responsible for well-known hits such as \u201cAfter the Love Has Gone\u201d, \u201cSing A Song\u201d and \u201cShining Star\u201d. Blending special tunes that defined them as the musical superstar representation of Black Power and Culture, they deliver amazing compositions with influences on African roots, reggae, jazz, funk, blues, R&B, Gospel and deep soul, making everyone dance and rejoice. NJPAC, 1 Center Street, will host a special 2-evening historical event, December 7 and 8 and tickets are still available. Enjoy this worrying free, effervescent musical spectacle and make it a \u201cBoogie Wonderland\u201d groove night. INFO: www.NJPAC.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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@MoMA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The celebrated annual Film series \u201cThe Contenders\u201d is now in progress at MoMA (11 West 53rd<\/sup> Street). Through January 22 the Museum\u2019s Film Department will screen a prestigious selection of the most remarkable and efficient films of the year, in its Best of the Year showcase, a perfect place to pick your favorites during this busy Awards Season. Actors and directors will be in attendance to discuss their projects with the audience in intimate conversations. Among the upcoming highlights, Joel Coen\u2019s \u201cThe Tragedy of Macbeth\u201d starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand on December 11, \u201cParallel Mothers\u201d by Pedro Almodovar on December 15th<\/sup> and the acclaimed Cannes selection \u201cCompartment No. 6\u201d on December 19th<\/sup> and others. Check out the full schedule and live special guests at MoMA\u2019s website: www.MoMA.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Roger Costa @New York African Diaspora Film Festival The 29th edition of the diverse and multi ethnic African Diaspora Film Festival held in various venues in New York City kicks off tonight with the World Premiere of the modern comedy \u201cThe Sleeping Negro\u201d(photo) directed by Skinner Myers. The 2021 Festival continues next week and runs through December 12th with special presentations and live screenings of the most exciting and entertaining films exploring the Black lifestyle in varied cultures. Brazilian films are represented by a few must-see titles, including nightly screenings of the action-fueled historical thriller \u201cMarighella\u201d, 2021 box-office hit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"views":1286,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50292"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50293,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50292\/revisions\/50293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}